Hafiza Saima Naseem, Khadija Khalil, Shahida Aziz, Maria Zahoor.
Contraceptive Decision Making in Females Visiting Outpatient Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nishtar Hospital Multan.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;8(3):753-6.

Aim: To determine primary decision maker regarding contraception in females. Study design: Descriptive cross sectional study. Place and duration of study: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit I, Nishtar hospital Multan. Six months from 06th August 2010 to 05th February, 2011. Methods: A total of 384 patients were included in this study. With the help of questionnaire patients were inquired about their education, occupation, residential status, about any previous method of contraception being used, and who was the decision maker regarding contraception. Results: Mean age of patients was observed to be 36.4±4.9.Distribtion of cases by parity showed, 237 patients (61.7%) were para 1 -4 and 147 patients (38.3%) were para 5-7 with mean of 5.1±2.7. Out of 384 patients, 118(30.7%) used contraceptive methods. Conclusion: Husband is the primary decision maker regarding contraception in our female population, so spouses should be actively involved in counseling sessions.

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