Journal of Islamic International Medical College (Dec 2021)
Contraceptive Uptake among Post Abortion Clients in Local Population of Sargodha District, Pakistan
Abstract
Objective: To determine uptake of contraceptive methods by post abortion clients along with factors influencing the uptake. Study Design: Descriptive cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in three public and three private hospitals of Sargodha from February to October 2018. Materials and Methods: The study included 160 post abortion clients using two stage sampling technique. A questionnaire was designed based upon questions used in previous studies. Part A of questionnaire was filled to record socio demographic details and part B to assess contraceptive uptake. Chi square test was applied to determine association between independent and dependent variables. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 22. P-value 3 living children, 48.7% clients served by private sector, 61.7% clients reporting previous contraceptive use and 50.9% clients who received counseling, adopted the method. Association between these factors and contraceptive uptake was statistically significant (p value <0.05). Conclusion: Post abortion contraceptive uptake was low. However private sector health facilities, previous contraceptive method use and counseling by health care providers were significantly affecting contraceptive uptake.
