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| InfoShare Partner: Centre for Operations Research and Training |
| Publication Date: June 1997 |
| Update Date: June 2003 |
| Type of Document: Article/Report/Paper |
| Topics: Family planning |
| Region: Asia/Pacific |
| Language: English |
| File Size: 87 KB |
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This is a study of community’s awareness, knowledge and attitude about various family planning methods, particularly no-scalpel vasectomy (NSV) and minilaparotomy and their preferences and choice of contraceptives. The study was conducted in two districts of Uttar Pradesh, Almora and Gorakhpur. Using a multi-stage sampling technique four PHCs, 28 villages and 334 adults (166 men and 168 women) were randomly selected. The study found many misconceptions regarding male sterilisation. Women’s fears about vasectomy were mostly rooted in economic concerns – that vasectomy would weaken men, would affect their ability to work and in turn affect the family’s income, and women would be blamed for letting their husbands take the risk. For men loss of virility was the major concern. The level of awareness about NSV was low, but when explained the procedure and then asked about its acceptability, more men than women opined that it would be accepted. The community considers individual counselling by doctors as the most effective way to popularise vasectomy.
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