Pattern of Contraceptive Use by Residents of a Village in South Delhi

Abstract

The single most important problem that India is facing now is the uncontrolled growth of population. In spite of availability of a wide range of contraceptives and mass media campaigns and IEC programs, the population control remains a distant dream to achieve. Numerous studies have been carried out in different parts of the country to identify the poor acceptance of the program. It is pertinent to identity the factors responsible for poor acceptance of family planning program in different socio-cultural and socio-economic groups. Keeping this in mind, this study was carried out in a village in South Delhi to identify the factors Influencing the contraceptive acceptance pattern in the study area.