Summen Saif, Hafiza Ammara Khan, Erfa Sikandar.
Knowledge and Practice of Using Devices amongst Females visiting Family Planning Center.
Ophthalmol Update Jan ;16(2):677-9.

Objective: Objective of this study is to determine the extent of knowledge and practice of contraceptives among females visiting family planning center. Methodology: It is a cross sectional study which was performed in Department of Gynaecology POF Hospital Wah Cantt from January 2016 to July 2016. Sample size was calculated by using WHO sample size calculator (n=(1.96)2 ×pq/(0.05)2 ). Sampling technique used was convenient sampling. Approval for the study was obtained from Hospital`s Ethics Committee and informed consent was taken from the women taking part in the study. A total number of 125 females visiting family planning center were included in the study. A performa in the form of questionnaire was distributed among the patients participating in the study. In order to determine the extent of knowledge we defined good knowledge as; those who answered 6-9 questions had good knowledge, average knowledge as; those answered 4-5 questions had average knowledge and poor knowledge; those who answered no or less than 4 questions had poor knowledge. Similarly practice was also defined in terms of good, average and poor. Those females who answered 4-5 questions out of 5 had good practice, those who answered 3 out of 5 had average practice and those who answered less than 3 had poor practice. The data thus collected was analyzed using computer software SPSS 23 version. Results: According to our survey out of 125 females 30 females lied in 15-25 group, 62 in 26-30 year`s group and 33 in 31 to 45 years group. When educational status was considered 103 were educated and 22 were uneducated. Out of 125, 85 were housewives and 40 were employed. Monthly income of 24% females was less than Rs. 5000; monthly income of 54% females was less than Rs. 10000; and monthly income of 45% was greater than Rs. 10000. Out of 125, 20 females had no children, 31 had 1 child, 40 had 2 children and 34 had more than 2 children. Out of total 125 females, 52 females came to know about family planning through media, 36 came to know through doctor and 37 came to know through friends/ relatives. When knowledge about different devices used to avoid conception was inquired, 93 had knowledge about other methods while 32 did not. Out of 100% (125) 60.8% females had previously used such method while 39.3% had not used any such device previously. When question asked about the name of the method previously used by them, 34 females had no knowledge about them, 45 used such devices, 22 used OCPs, 19 used IUCDs and 5 used injectable. Conclusion: This study concludes that both knowledge and practice of such devices/methods used to avoid pregnancy was good among the women participating in the study. However there was a slight difference between level of knowledge and practice i.e. level of practice of using such devices was slightly lesser as compared to level of knowledge among women.

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