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Awareness and use of contraceptives to prevent pregnancy
and sexually transmitted infections among women of
reproductive age in Punjab, Pakistan
Dr Hina Jawaid1,2, Saima Buzdar3, Dr Basharat Ali4,5,8, Prof Tariq Aziz6,7,8
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University of Health Sciences Lahore Pakistan, 2Chair, WONCA South Asia Primary Care Research
Network (SAPCRN South Asia Region), 3Family Physician, Saira Meraj Memorial Hospital, Lahore
(Pakistan), 4Consultant Family Physician, Kamoke, Pakistan, 5Academic Secretary WONCA South
Asia, 6President Pakistan Society of Family Physicians, Lahore (Pakistan), 7President WONCA
South Asia Region, 8Adjunct Faculty Department of Family Medicine, University of Health Sciences
Lahore (Pakistan)
Aim
Assessment of awareness, use of various forms of contraceptives to prevent pregnancy and
knowledge about the use of barrier methods in prevention against sexually transmissible infections
(STIs) among married females in Punjab, Pakistan.
Content
Following ethics approval, this descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out using a questionnaire.
A total of 385 participants will be included using purposive sampling.
So far, 292 responses have been obtained. The age range of female participants was between
17 and 49 years. Of these, 156 (53.4%) participants were in the age range of 17–33 years, whereas
136 (46.5%) females were between 34 and 49 years. It was noted that 253/292 (86.6%) females had
children which ranged between 0 and 17 with an average of three children per participant.
The participation of rural, urban and semirural regions was 98/292 (30.4%), 57/292 (19.5%) and
146/292 (50%), respectively. In terms of level of education among women included in the study,
122/292 (41.7%), 70/292 (23.9%), 60/292 (20.5%) and 40/292 (13.6%) had a college or university
degree, secondary school education, primary school education and no education, respectively.
Regarding employment status, 89/292 (30.4%) were employed, whereas 203/292 (69.5%) were
unemployed.
Knowledge about condoms as a method of contraception and their proper use as a contraceptive
method was 231/292 (79.1%) and 107/292 (36.6%), respectively. Similarly, women’s knowledge
about the oral contraceptive pill and experience as users was 209/292 (71.5%) and 35/292 (11.9%),
respectively. It was noted that 80/292 (27.3%) married women had used no form of contraception at
all, whereas 99/292 (33.9%) knew that condoms are a proven method for risk reduction of STIs.
Goals
This study will provide meaningful insights covering primarily the level of awareness on the use of
contraception and the choice of method among reproductive age groups for better prevention of STIs.
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