Information or knowledge, practices and utilization of family planning services is crucial to
planning. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has been engaged in studies focusing …

Women in a small coastal village in western India were asked to explain their preference for
female sterili-zation over modern reversible contraceptive methods. Married women aged …

Introduction The reports of a rise in contraceptive practices have not been matched by a
similar decrease in population, so there is a need to look into the causes of this discrepancy …

Background The GAP between the knowledge of contraception and its actual practice is well
recognized in the literature of family welfare studies. The present study assessed the relation …

Research question-what is the status of knowledge, attitude andpractices
aboutfamilyplanning Objectives: 1. To study the knowledge about various contraceptive, 2 …

Objectives (1) To examine the probability of discontinuation of various methods within 1, 2,
and three years of use and the reasons for discontinuation; 2) to analyse the socio …

The aim of this study was to identify the socioeconomic and demographic correlates of
contraceptive use by newly married women living in rural communities of Bangalore City …

Background: As a part of a larger study for evaluating the effectiveness of a community-
based family welfare program, this study assessed the contraceptive behavior of couples …

Though India was the first country in world tp implement a national population control
program in 1952, it is still struggling to control the baby-boom. A lot of efforts and resources …

Method: This is a population-based, cross-sectional study undertaken in the rural area of
Ludhiana, Punjab where all eligible couples were included in this study after taking their …