Contraceptive Uptake among Post Abortion Clients in Local Population of Sargodha District, Pakistan
Objective: To determine uptake of contraceptive methods by post abortion clients along with factors influencing the uptake. Study Design: Descriptive cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in three public and three private hospitals of Sargodha from February t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Riphah International University, Islamabad
2021-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Islamic International Medical College |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.riphah.edu.pk/index.php/jiimc/article/view/1192 |
| Summary: | Objective: To determine uptake of contraceptive methods by post abortion clients along with factors influencing the uptake.
Study Design: Descriptive cross sectional study.
Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in three public and three private hospitals of Sargodha from February to October 2018.
Materials and Methods: The study included 160 post abortion clients using two stage sampling technique. A questionnaire was designed based upon questions used in previous studies. Part A of questionnaire was filled to record socio demographic details and part B to assess contraceptive uptake. Chi square test was applied to determine association between independent and dependent variables. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 22. P-value < 0.05 was considered significant.
Results: Mean age of participants was 28.4 ± 6.04 years. Only 38.1% clients adopted contraceptive method within one month. Short term methods were adopted by 62.2% and long acting reversible contraceptives by 26.2% clients. Male condom was the most frequently chosen method, adopted by 24.5% clients. Fifty four percent clients having > 3 living children, 48.7% clients served by private sector, 61.7% clients reporting previous contraceptive use and 50.9% clients who received counseling, adopted the method. Association between these factors and contraceptive uptake was statistically significant (p value <0.05).
Conclusion: Post abortion contraceptive uptake was low. However private sector health facilities, previous contraceptive method use and counseling by health care providers were significantly affecting contraceptive uptake. |
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| ISSN: | 1815-4018 2410-5422 |