Abstract:
A pre-tested questionnaire was used to get the details of socio demographic characteristics
and use of contraceptives. Data extraction from was used to get details about the causes of
primary sub fertility identified, from the clinic records. The psychological distress state of
the female was assessed using General Health Questionnaire 12 ( GHQ-12) . In the study
group more than 82 percent of the couples were from urban areas with a mean age of 29.6
years for females and 32.6 years for males. The mean age at marriage for females was 26.4
years and the mean duration of marriage was 3.5 years for this sample. When the use of
hormonal contraceptives was considered, about 14 percent newly married females have
used this method to delay their first pregnancy . Another 12 percent have used condoms or
some other traditional method for this purpose. Mean duration of use of a contraceptive
method was nine moths and for hormonal contraceptives, it was only eight months. It was
revealed that about 25 percent of the females who attend the subfertility clinics were
psychologically distressed
