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Name | A retrospective study of family planning (Permanent sterilization) acceptance in a medical college hospital of Rajasthan, India |
Description | Original article:- 1*Swarnkar Madhusudan ,1Sheikh A.H., 3Singh Raghuveer, 1Mulla Shakila & 3Baig Vaseem N. 1M.D. Assistant Professor,2M.D. Professor and HOD, 3M.D. Associate Professor Dept. of PSM, Jhalawar Medical College, Jhalawar, Rajasthan, India.
Abstract: Background: Data related to acceptance of methods of family planning was present but not analyzed in a scientific method so this was an effort to analyze data of a tertiary care hospital of Rajasthan,India. Methodology: This was a hospital based retrospective study and monthly reports of family Planning acceptance from April 2010 March 2012 of Jhalawar Medical College and Hospital, Jhalawar, Rajasthan, India were analyzed. Results: Highest acceptance of sterilization was found in females (99%), of Hindu religion(78% to 83%) and of general caste(~66%), in the age group of 25-29 years(52%) and having parity two (40% to 54%) with low literacy (37% to 44%) during both years. Conclusions: Acceptance of permanent sterilization is completely by females only; only 1% males accepted this method of sterilization, parity 2 females compare to higher parity and illiterate females compared to literate ones accepted this method of sterilization more.
Key words:- Family Planning acceptance, Parity, Sterilization.
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Conflict of interest: - Author have not declare any conflict of interest Source of funding: - None
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