Abstract:
This study has shown that 95.2 percent of the respondents know about at least one
contraceptive method. 88.3 percent of the respondents know 2 or more contraceptive
methods and 54.9 percent of them know about 3 or more contraceptive methods. Only 4.8
percent of them do not know any of the contraceptive methods. The overall awareness about
contraceptive methods is satisfactory. In even though the knowledge about contraceptive
and its practice is varies with different demographic groups. Poor knowledge has been noted
among the respondents in age groups 20 to 29years, respondents who were never attended to
school and grade 1 to 5 years, the respondents in the occupational groups such as fishermen,
labourers, patty traders and skilled labourers and the respondents whose monthly in come is
? Rs 3000. Moderate knowledge has been noted among the respondents aged ? 30years, the
respondents studied grade 6 - 10years and GCE/OL, the respondents doing cultivation and
business, and the income group between Rs 3001 to Rs 9000. Good contraceptive
knowledge has been noted in respondents studied GCE/ AL and higher education, the
respondents working as Teachers/clerks, Nurses / health workers and other government
servants. The attitude of the respondents is very much in favour of family planning practice.
The mean positive attitude per respondent is 7.5 and the mean negative attitude per
respondent is 1.4. It is recommended to increase the IEC and counselling programmes
specially targeting on the poor and moderate knowledge categories depending on the
requirements by the MOH. Also increase the field supervision. And also improve or
increase the available services to much the requirement of the public.
