Exploration of perception of contraceptives among married women in rural West Bengal

Introduction: Unregulated fertility not only has adverse impact on the health of a woman and her child but also disrupts the economy of contraception by couples can help in reducing population burden in a major way and thus markedly improve both health and economy of the nation. Aim: This study was undertaken to determine married women in rural West Bengal and association of practice with female literacy Material and methods: A cross semi-structured questionnaire on 104 married women in the reproductive age group, attending the outpatient department of a rural health centre at Singur block, West Bengal. Pregnant women were excluded from the study. Results: Majority of the women had knowledge about permanent met (95.19%) and condoms (94.23%) but very few knew about emergency contraceptives none about female condoms, diaphragms and implants .Social circle (31.7%) served as the major sources of infor contraception. Most of the current users (49.04%) had undergone tubal ligation but none adopted male sterilization. Completion of family was the main reason of usage (57.3%) and fear of side effects (46.7%) and desire for children (40%) were the main reasons behind non usage. Husbands mostly decided the method of contraception (64.04%). of contraceptive use. Conclusion: Elimination of stigma related to vasectomy a improve contraceptive use.