ABSTRACT:
Background: Women’s education has a significant role in fertility control behaviour. In almost every setting, regardless of religion, culture and level of development, well educated women are found to opt more for contraceptive methods. Objective: This study was carried out to identify the relationship between women’s education and contraceptive practice. Methods: A descriptive cross sectional survey was carried out to identify the relationship between women’s education and contraceptive practice among currently non pregnant married women. Data was collected from a sample of 622 married women through the questionnaire. A number of socio - economic and obstetric variables were used to investigate the association between education and contraceptive practice. Chi square test was used to test the significance of data. Results: All the respondents were literate and 70.7% of them have studied upto high school. 42.4% of the respondents have used contraceptives at the time of study. Educational level of the respondents was significantly associated with contraceptive practice. Conclusion: Female literacy can not only improve the level of knowledge but also enhance the decision making power regarding contraceptive use. It is for this reason that education is a basic human right, and it is the duty of our leadership to ensure education for all.
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R. Renuka. Women’s Education and Contraceptive Practice. Asian J. Nursing Education and Research. 2019; 9(4):539-541. doi: 10.5958/2349-2996.2019.00115.0
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R. Renuka. Women’s Education and Contraceptive Practice. Asian J. Nursing Education and Research. 2019; 9(4):539-541. doi: 10.5958/2349-2996.2019.00115.0 Available on: https://ajner.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2019-9-4-17