Amara Usman Tahseen, Muhammad Naeem.
Different Contraceptive Choices among Married couples: a study in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Lahore.
J Sharif Med Dent Coll Jan ;7(02):80-4.

Objective: To assess the different contraceptive choices among married couples visiting the Gynecology & Obstetrics Outpatient Department in a tertiary care hospital, Lahore. Methodology: It was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in Hayat Memorial Hospital, Lahore. The study analysis was performed among married couples who attended Gynaecology and Obstetrics OPD of the hospital from January to September 2021. A total of 362 married couples were enrolled in the study by non-probability purposive sampling technique. The study population included couples of reproductive age between 15-45 years who gave informed consent. Women with a history of hysterectomy and those with suspected cases of infertility were excluded from the present study. After informed consent, data was collected from married couples using a preformed questionnaire. The questionnaire had questions regarding practices of couples for different contraceptive choices and reasons. Results: The mean age of the study population was 28+/-1.5 years. Knowledge of contraception practices was found in 347(96%) women whereas 15(4%) were not aware of the use of contraceptives. Three hundred and twenty six (90%) couples were practicing contraceptives and 36(10%) were not using any contraceptives. The most common reasons to avoid contraceptives were pressure from family members or husbands in 19(5.3%), unawareness about contraceptives was found in 11(3%), and religious beliefs were the reason in 6(1.7%) women. One hundred and ninety five (53.9%) couples were using male condoms, 21(5.8%) hormonal injections, 32(8.8%) contraceptive pills, 50(13.8%) intrauterine contraceptive devices, and 20(5.5%) were with bilateral tubal ligation. Conclusion: Knowledge and awareness regarding contraceptive use was 95% in females. The most common method of contraception was male condoms. Keywords: Contraceptives. Family planning. Condoms.

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