Abstract:
Contraceptive prevalence rate was only 52 percent among teachers, which was lower than
the national prevalence and non user rate was high among the teachers above 45 years of
age. Sinhalese teachers recorded a significantly higher knowledge on modern permanent
methods than Muslim teachers did. Either the subjects they teach or the academic
qualifications they possess did not show any significant association with knowledge. The
teachers' knowledge on natural and traditional methods was better than the knowledge they
had on both modern temporary and modern permanent methods
