Contraceptive knowledge attitude and practice (KAP) survey

OBJECTIVE(S) : To estimate the knowledge and prevalence of contraception among women presenting for voluntary termination of pregnancy (MTP) or as septic and incomplete abortions. METHOD(S) : The 281 women in the study were allotted to two groups. Group A (n=214) consisted of those who came seeking MTP and Group B (n=67) who came with incomplete or septic abortion following induced abortion. Their contraceptive knowledge attitude and practice were evaluated with the help of a pre-designed and pre-tested questionnaire. RESULTS: Though 82.2% women were aware of the existence of a contraceptive method, only 44.2% ever used one. The most commonly used contraceptive was condom (34.5%). 82.6% were willing to undergo tubectomy in future whereas only 20.3% were willing to accept an intrauterine contraceptive device. CONCLUSION(S) : The study highlights that awareness does not always lead to the use of contraceptives. A lot of educational and motivational activities and improvement in family planning services are needed to promote the use of contraceptives and reduce the high fertility rate.