Abdul Salam Malik, Khalil Ahmad Shahid, Sadiqa Batool.
Demographic trends of female tube sterilization acceptors.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;5(1):46-9.

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the demographic frequency distribution of bilateral female tube sterilization acceptors clients. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted selecting 613 married voluntary female clients from 20-45 years of age by non-probability convenience sampling technique at family planning and reproductive health centre, Bahawal Victoria Hospital Bahawalpur for the period of 1 year from July1, 2009 to June 30, 2010. Face to face interview was conducted after informed consent with the help of a pre-designed Questionnaire Performa. Variables such as residential status, current age of wife and husband, family socio-economic status, educational status of husband, duration of marriage, working status of clients and total alive children born both boys and girls separately were included. The data was collected, condensed and analysed by SPSS-16. Results: Out of 613 clients studied, 518 (84.502%) were from rural area, 95 (15.497%) from urban area, 609 (99.347%) from 21 to 40 years of age and 4 (0.652%) above 40 years of age. There were 508 (82.871%) husbands from 21 to 40 years but 105 (17.128%) more than 40 years of age. There were 568(92.659%) from lower class, 610(99.510%) were housewives and 540 (88.091%) illiterate. Education of husband revealed 454 (74.061%) illiterate. There were 316 (51.549%) clients married for <10 yeas, 290 (47.308%) from 11-20 years and 7 (1.141%) from 21- 30 years. Total full term live births revealed 298 (48.613%) clients with less than 5 while 313 (51.06%) with 6-10 and 2 (0.326%) clients with more than 10 births. Conclusion: Frequency of female tube sterilization was demographically more common among clients from educated husbands, rural area residents, poor socio-economics and illiterate housewives with high parity, from 21-40 years of age and daughters production.

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