Arshad Wahab Shah, Abdul Rahman, Muhammad Ishaque Channar.
Contraception Necessitate and Millennium Development Goals .
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;7(4):1024-8.

Aim: To survey frequency for unmet need for family planning among rural women of reproductive age group. Study design: Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study. Place and duration of study: Hair village, District Lahore. March 16, 2013 to April 30, 2013. Methods: This study was carried out to survey frequency for unmet need of contraception among rural women of reproductive age group in Hair village, District Lahore. It was a cross sectional study, conducted from March 16, 2013 to April 30, 2013. The primary tool in this study was predesigned and pretested questionnaire for recording of individual information from One hundred women of Reproductive Age Group. Data was analyzed using SPSS-20 and Chi Square test. Results: On the basis of findings of study, it was found that women of Reproductive Age Group in Hair village, District Lahore, had unmet need for contraception was 41%, of which 25% were limiters and 16% were spacers. Only 45% women were contraceptive users. Contraceptive use rate increased significantly X2 =11.00, p=.026 with the advancement of age. Limiters increased significantly X2=15.67, p=.003 with advancement of age with proportionate decrease of spacers. Women’s education exert a powerful influence on unmet need X2=14.56, p =.005. With increasing level of literacy, significant X2 =28.59, p=<.001 increase in the prevalence of spacers with reciprocal decrease in the limiters were noticed. Neither the type of family nor the number of living children was significantly associated with the unmet need for contraception. However the prevalence of spacers had significantly decreased and limiters increased with increase in numbers of living children. Conclusions: The study found that women of Reproductive Age Group in Hair village, District Lahore, unmet need was higher in more fertile age group (i.e.<30 years), therefore Contraception program should focus more on this age group along with targeting illiterate people in rural areas.

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