Contraceptive Knowledge and Use (A Case Study of Tanahunsur Vdc, Tanahun District)

Abstract

The study entitled"Contraceptive Knowledge and Use"was conducted on the basis of primary data collected from 110 households of the Tanahunsur VDC of Tanahun District. All 110 currently married women of reproductive age group (15-49 years) were successfully interviewed. Purposive sampling technique was used to draw sample size.Descriptive analysis was employed to evaluate the objectives. The central purpose of this study was to assess the determinants of contraceptive knowledge and use and the specific objectives of the study are to examine the knowledge and practice of contraceptive methods, to examine the role of education in the use of contraceptive methods among currently married women and to identify the socio-economi cand demographic determinants of contraceptive methods. The major findings and conclusion of the study shows that the total population of the study area, female population is more than that of male. An overwhelming percentage of women respondents are found engaging in agricultural occupation. Most of there spondents are confined in family having less than 5 Ropani land. Literacy rate of eligible women is found about 76.4 percent in the study area, which is higher than the national average figure. The majority of the respondents have heard about at least one of the contraceptive methods. Specifically Depo-Provera (89.1%) appears to be the best known method. About85.5 percent women discuss/communicate with her husband about family planning. The attitude toward contraceptive is found positive in Tanahunsur VDC. Husband/wife communication has strong influence on the use of contraceptive method. The role of education is found to be positive in the use of contraceptive methods in the study area. The most common method of contraception used in this study area was Depo-Provera (60.3 percent) of total contraceptive use. The CPR was higher for those women who are engaged in non-farming occupation, than those who engaged in farming activities. A majority of current users reported to have received any forms of modern contraceptive from hospital. Most of the contraceptive users are birth spacer because sterilization is widely accepted methods. Majority of currently married women of reproductive age had opinion that husband should go for sterilization. Thus the findings of this study show that the contraceptive prevalence rate was not so sound, due to the lack of awareness, poverty and illiteracy. If all women with unmet need were to use family planning, the contraceptive prevalence rate would increase.