scholarly journals A Review of Indian Perceptions on Condom Use

2021 ◽  
pp. 97-100
Author(s):  
Pratibha Wankhede ◽  
Mayur Wanjari
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Condom Usage ◽  
Unintended Pregnancies ◽  
The Family ◽  
Planning Methods ◽  
National Family Planning ◽  
The Media

In the late 1960s, India's National Family Planning Programme introduced condoms as one of the family planning methods. Since its inception, the condom has been promoted as a method of family planning through social marketing. With the rising prevalence and incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), such as HIV/AIDS, the condom has been promoted as a dual method of protection against both unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections. Despite different initiatives at various levels, overall condom use among Indian couples remains low. In this paper, we examine the research on condom perception among Indian couples. The report specifically evaluates research and strategies designed to enhance condom usage among couples; predictors of condom use; reasons for not using a condom; and perception versus the experience of condom failure. Non-acceptance by partners, perceived ineffectiveness, reduced comfort, lack of sexual satisfaction, husband's alcohol usage, depression, and anxiety, and not being accessible at the time were among the reported condom-related issues. The importance of the media in promoting condom use was mentioned as a significant strategy to raise awareness and use. Acceptance of male condoms would be aided in a variety of ways.

scholarly journals Setting up a family planning and reproductive health programme

2019 ◽  
pp. 313-333
Author(s):  
Clare Goodhart ◽  
Ted Lankester ◽  
Claire Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Health Worker ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
The Family ◽  
Child Spacing ◽  
Health Programme

This chapter explains the importance of family planning and child spacing from a variety of perspectives. It outlines the difficulty of access to family planning for large numbers of people, and the barriers that exist for its widespread uptake. It describes in some detail the range of contraceptives and their different uses. It describes ways in which supplies can be sold, distributed, and managed at community level. It describes the roles of the family planning provider and community health worker (CHW) and emphasizes the importance of reliable and accessible supplies. The chapter also gives information on sexually transmitted infections (STIs), their causes and types, and how they can best be controlled and treated.

scholarly journals Challenges in utilisation of small family norm

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 276
Author(s):  
Varuna Pathak ◽  
Madhuri Chandra ◽  
Veena Rathi Bisani
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Family Size ◽  
Basic Question ◽  
Small Family ◽  
Ideal Family ◽  
The Family ◽  
Planning Methods ◽  
National Family Planning ◽  
Ideal Number ◽  
Control Study

Background: India is the most populous country in the world, sustaining 17.5% of the world’s population on 2.4% of the world’s surface area. Despite of India being the first country to formulate a National Family Planning Programme in 1952, the population of India continues to rise. Therefore a basic question arises, as to why do couple have a third child? For stabilization of population every couple must on an average have 2.2 children, but how far our family planning programmes having an impact on the beneficiaries, in terms of their ideologies and utilisation of the programme. To get answers to the above question the present study was undertaken with the following aims and objectives to determine the views about ideal family size and ideal spacing, to determine the degree of knowledge about various contraceptive methods, to know the family size amongst population not adopting small family norm and to know the reason for non-acceptance of family planning methods.Methods: This was a hospital based case control study. Cases were women with two live children and not practicing family planning. Controls included women who opted for family planning methods and adopted the two child norm. Both cases and controls were asked to fill up a questionnaire.Results: Most people practicing small family norm view ideal number of issues ≤ 2 i.e. 88% of males and 91% of females. 59.8% couples not practicing family planning, think ideal spacing ≤ 2 years. 100% controls had the concept of contraception.Conclusions: Desire for a male child in 30.6% cases is the most common reason for couples not following the 2 child norm.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitudes, and use of family planning methods among female secondary school students in Tanzania

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnes Enock Ayubu ◽  
Loveluck Kusiriel Mwasha ◽  
Lucia Damian Kabeya
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Secondary School Student ◽  
Unprotected Sex ◽  
School Students ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Unintended Pregnancies ◽  
Planning Methods

Abstract Background The secondary school student population comprises adolescents aged 12–19 years, who represent around 15% of the global population. The Many adolescents are sexually active and at high risk for unwanted/unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections; however, access to family planning (FP) services for this group is limited. Girls are more susceptible to sexual reproductive health problems than boys, and are less likely to use contraceptives. Despite these challenges, there are few studies on knowledge and attitudes about FP methods among female secondary school students. This study aimed to assess knowledge, use, and attitudes toward FP methods among female secondary school students in Ilala, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Methods A descriptive cross section study was conducted from February to April 2017 among 120 female secondary school students, using multi-stage sampling. Data were collected using a structured self-administered questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to examine relationships between participants’ knowledge, attitudes, and use of FP methods. Results Most (93.33%) participants had heard about FP methods, but the majority (85.8%) had low knowledge about how these methods functioned. Although 70.83% of participants had a positive attitude toward FP methods, 29.17% thought they were at risk for sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy, and few (8.33%) had used FP. There was a significant relationship between awareness and use of FP methods (p=0.003). Conclusion Female secondary school students in Tanzania have low knowledge of FP methods. Knowledge of FP methods can help to prevent the consequences of unprotected sex among adolescent girls, and assessment of their knowledge and attitudes regarding FP methods will help in designing and implementing appropriate interventions. Key words: Family planning, knowledge, attitude, family planning method use, adolescent, student

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitudes and practice of condom use among the married women in Mirpur area of Dhaka city, Bangladesh

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 3919
Author(s):  
Fatema Zohora Methe ◽  
Shirin Sultana ◽  
Faisal Muhammad
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Married Women ◽  
Unprotected Sex ◽  
Dhaka City ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Harmful Effects

Background: Condom is an important method of family planning and prevention of sexually transmitted infections. Condom is the only contraceptive method that can protect against both pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. Unprotected sex leads to many unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The family planning saves lives of women and children and improves the quality of life. This study was aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practice of condom use among the married women in Mirpur area of Dhaka city in Bangladesh.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among the randomly selected sample of 101 women aged 15-49 years from selected areas of Mirpur in Dhaka city of Bangladesh. Pre-designed and pre-tested questionnaire was used to elicit the required information from the study participants using face to face interview. The collected data was analyzed using SPSS 21.0 version.Results: Only 5.9% of the study participants had ever used condom. Most of the study participants (93.1%) considered a condom as an effective method for birth control and prevention of sexually transmitted infections (10.9%). However, 36.6% of them believed that condom use had some harmful effects. The main reason for condom use among the users was for family planning (83.3%) and the rest (16.7%) mentioned that it was due to STIs prevention and family planning. The condom use was found significantly associated with age, educational level, partner’s educational level, socio-economic status, and perceived risk of STIs.Conclusions: The study revealed that the rate of condom use was very low among the study participants. This might be due to lack of knowledge about proper and effective use of condoms, low perception of risk of STIs, misperception about harmful effects of condoms and the use of other family planning methods by respondents.

Family-Planning Knowledge and Attitude Surveys in Pakistan (Review Article)

1964 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 332-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khurshid Haroon ◽  
Yasmin Azra Jan
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Preliminary Data ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Family Planning Programme ◽  
The Family ◽  
National Family ◽  
National Family Planning ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
The Government

Very little of the intense interest and activity in the field of family planning in Pakistan has come up in the form of publications. Since the formation of the Family Planning Association of Pakistan in 1953 and the initiative of the government in promoting a national family-planning programme in its Second Five-Year Plan, relatively few reports have been printed. Most of what has been written in Pakistan about family planning has either been reported at conferences abroad or published in foreign journals, or submitted as graduate dissertations at universities within the country and abroad1. While numerous papers presented at conferences in Pakistan have been given limited circulation in mimeographed form2, much of the preliminary data, emanating from most of the action-research projects in progress, are held up till substantive demographic changes are measured and approaches evaluated accordingly.

scholarly journals Increasing Awareness and Knowledge among Adult Latinos regarding Sexually Transmitted Infections

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ijeoma S. Eze ◽  
Margaret Brady ◽  
Beth Keely
Keyword(s):  
Condom Use ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Outpatient Clinic ◽  
The United States ◽  
Consistent Condom ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Consistent Condom Use ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Post Test

AbstractLatinos in the United States are disproportionately affected by Human Immunodeficiency Virus and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). They account for about 24 % of newly diagnosed AIDS cases each year and are two to three times more likely to develop STIs when compared with non-Latino whites. Limited knowledge of STIs has remained one of the contributing factors to the disparity. The purpose of this study was to implement an educational bundle and evaluate its effectiveness in increasing STI knowledge and consistent condom use among adult Latinos seen in an outpatient clinic that serves low income patients. A pre- and post-test design was used to evaluate changes in STI knowledge and consistency of condom use. The educational bundle consisted of YouTube STI-related videos, a pre-designed one to one educational session, provision of condoms and STI-related educational materials. Self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data at baseline and one week post implementation of the educational bundle. Forty-six Latinos (18 females and 28 males) ranging in ages 19 to 60 years participated in the project. The total mean STI knowledge and condom use frequency improved from pre-test (M = 1.67, M = 3.09) to post-test (M = 3.80, M = 5.33). Results of paired samples t-tests demonstrated statistically significant differences between total mean STI knowledge (t(45) = –15.48, p < 0.001) and condom use frequency (t(45) = –7.09, p < 0.001) at pre-test and post-testing. The educational bundle was effective in increasing STI knowledge and consistent condom use among adult Latinos in an outpatient clinic. Further study needs to be done to determine the long-term effect of this mode of education for this population.

scholarly journals Sterilization regret in India: Is quality of care a matter of concern?

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anjali Bansal ◽  
Laxmi Kant Dwivedi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Family Planning ◽  
Health Facility ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Public Health Facility ◽  
The Family ◽  
Planning Methods

Abstract Background According to United Nations, 19% of females in the world relied only on the permanent method of family planning, with 37% in India according to NFHS-4. Limited studies tried to measure the sterilization regret, and its correlated factors. The study tried to explore the trend of sterilization regret in India from 1992 to 2015 and to elicit the determining effects of various factors on sterilization regret, especially in context to perceived quality of care in the sterilization operations and type of providers. Data and methods The pooled data from NFHS-1, NFHS-3 and NFHS-4 was used to explore the regret by creating interaction between time and all the predictors. Predicted probabilities were calculated to show the trend of sterilization regret amounting to quality of care, type of health provider at the three time periods. Results The sterilization regret was increased from 5 % in NFHS-1 to 7 % in NFHS-4. According to NFHS-4, for those whose sterilization was performed in private health facility the regret was found to be less (OR-0.937; 95% CI- (0.882–0.996)) compared to public health facility. Also, the results show a two-fold increase in regret when women reported bad quality of care. The results from predicted probabilities provide enough evidence that the regret due to bad quality of care in sterilization operation had increased with each subsequent round of NFHS. Conclusion Many socio-economic and demographic factors have influenced the regret, but the poor quality of care contributed maximum to the regret from 1992 to 2015. The health facilities have seriously strayed from improving the health and well-being of women in providing the family planning methods. In addition, to public facilities, the regret amounting to private facilities have also increased from NFHS-1 to 4. The quality of care provided in the family planning operation should be standardized in every hospital to strengthen the health systems in the country. The couple should be motivated to adopt more of spacing methods.

Patterns of Caribbean Masculinities and Condom Compliance Among Males in Grenada

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 335-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia Hegamin-Younger ◽  
Rohan Jeremiah ◽  
Nicole Bilbro
Keyword(s):  
Condom Use ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Teenage Pregnancy ◽  
Safe Sex ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Island States ◽  
Hiv Aids

The construction of Caribbean male identities based on ideas of masculinity has raised widespread concerns across the island states, and in a region with such high rates of teenage pregnancy (18%), stigmatizing safe sex, contraception, and HIV/AIDS prevalence can only exacerbate the problem. The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which males use condoms and to explore the association of condom use with their concern with acquiring and transmission of sexually transmitted infections.

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