Factors Promoting Tubal Ligation in Females Presenting to Tertiary Care Centers

Objective: Despite development of new contraceptive methods, sterilization remained the most widely used method. Our objective was to determine the factors contributing to decision making for tubal ligation in females. Materials and methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in Jinnah Post gradu...

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Main Authors: Hammad Ali Qazi, Anjum Hashmi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2009-09-01
Series:Journal of Family and Reproductive Health
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Online Access:https://jfrh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jfrh/article/view/72
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description Objective: Despite development of new contraceptive methods, sterilization remained the most widely used method. Our objective was to determine the factors contributing to decision making for tubal ligation in females. Materials and methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in Jinnah Post graduate Medical Centre (JPMC) between March - November 2008. About 505 Females using contraceptive measures were consecutively included. Those having any severe debilitating disease and unfamiliar with “urdu” language were excluded. Three trained co researchers conducted structured interviews to determine the frequency and factors associated with tubal ligation. Results: The final multiple logistic regression showed illiteracy [AOR 2.91 95% CI 1.53-5.53], number of children < 3 [AOR 6.15 95% CI 2.61-14.50], age of women < 30 [AOR 0.12 95% CI 0.06-0.22] years and information gained through health worker [AOR 3.04 95% CI 1.60-5.80] to be statistically significant. Conclusion: This highlights tubal ligation was more common in uneducated women of age > 35 years having <3 children. The most common means of promoting tubal ligation was information gained through health workers.
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spelling doaj.art-d45800de85f4488abfdbaa5733c76a112022-12-21T17:16:03ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesJournal of Family and Reproductive Health1735-89491735-93922009-09-013372Factors Promoting Tubal Ligation in Females Presenting to Tertiary Care CentersHammad Ali Qazi0Anjum Hashmi1RTMC, CPSP, Karachi, PakistanPRF Medical Centre, Karachi-PakistanObjective: Despite development of new contraceptive methods, sterilization remained the most widely used method. Our objective was to determine the factors contributing to decision making for tubal ligation in females. Materials and methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in Jinnah Post graduate Medical Centre (JPMC) between March - November 2008. About 505 Females using contraceptive measures were consecutively included. Those having any severe debilitating disease and unfamiliar with “urdu” language were excluded. Three trained co researchers conducted structured interviews to determine the frequency and factors associated with tubal ligation. Results: The final multiple logistic regression showed illiteracy [AOR 2.91 95% CI 1.53-5.53], number of children < 3 [AOR 6.15 95% CI 2.61-14.50], age of women < 30 [AOR 0.12 95% CI 0.06-0.22] years and information gained through health worker [AOR 3.04 95% CI 1.60-5.80] to be statistically significant. Conclusion: This highlights tubal ligation was more common in uneducated women of age > 35 years having <3 children. The most common means of promoting tubal ligation was information gained through health workers.https://jfrh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jfrh/article/view/72Tubal ligationSterilizationContraceptive method
spellingShingle Hammad Ali Qazi
Anjum Hashmi
Factors Promoting Tubal Ligation in Females Presenting to Tertiary Care Centers
Journal of Family and Reproductive Health
Tubal ligation
Sterilization
Contraceptive method
title Factors Promoting Tubal Ligation in Females Presenting to Tertiary Care Centers
title_full Factors Promoting Tubal Ligation in Females Presenting to Tertiary Care Centers
title_fullStr Factors Promoting Tubal Ligation in Females Presenting to Tertiary Care Centers
title_full_unstemmed Factors Promoting Tubal Ligation in Females Presenting to Tertiary Care Centers
title_short Factors Promoting Tubal Ligation in Females Presenting to Tertiary Care Centers
title_sort factors promoting tubal ligation in females presenting to tertiary care centers
topic Tubal ligation
Sterilization
Contraceptive method
url https://jfrh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jfrh/article/view/72
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