USE OF SURGICAL CONTRACEPTIVES IN WOMEN HAVING AT LEAST TWO ALIVE CHILDREN VISITING GYNAECOLOGY OPD OF CIVIL HOSPITAL
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.60127/sjms.v1i1.5Keywords:
Contraceptives, Tubal Ligation., Surgical Contraceptive methods, Surgical ContraceptivesAbstract
The objective of this study is to assess the knowledge and use of surgical contraceptive methods among women in Sialkot.
The study design was “Cross Sectional Descriptive Study. 100 women patients with different ages, and characteristics who visited Gynecology OPD of Allama Iqbal Memorial Teaching Hospital, Sialkot were included. A Performa including segments related to the patients and her family was designed. Knowledge and use of different surgical contraceptives were assessed. The participants were asked to respond using recall methodology.Of 100 women, 18 have undergone tubal ligation and majority of them were belonging to low socio-economic group and their husbands were either illiterate or having maximum education till intermediate. Most of the women who had undergone tubal ligation had 4 or more than 4 children. 70 (70%) women have knowledge about tubal ligation. 69 (69%) found this procedure safe and 31 (31%) observed side effects. 32 (32%) also recommended this procedure to others. 77 (77%) were satisfied and 23 (23%) had some misconception about this procedure.There is a need to spread mass awareness about tubal ligation and its benefits.
