Contraceptive status and sexual behavior in women over 35 years of age in India
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : N. AGARWAL, D. DEKA and D. TAKKAR
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2000
Description
The aim of this paper is to survey the current contraception use and analyze the sexual patterns in women above 35 years of age in India. Five hundred women, of whom 250 were at least 35 years old and 250 were less than 35 years old (control group) were interviewed with the help of a prepared questionnaire. A permanent surgical method of contraception had been accepted by 40.4% of women 535 years old versus 16.8% of women 535 years old. Of various temporary methods, an intrauterine device (IUD) was used by 5.2% and 22.8%, oral contraceptive pills (OCs) by 1.2% and 9.6%, and natural methods by 6.4% and 3.2%, in women 535 years and 535 years, respectively. No contraception was used by 25.6% women 535 years. A history of medical termination was given by 67.18% of non-contraceptive users vs. 27.41% of contraceptive users in women 535 years. Coital frequency was noted at 4.32 times/month in women 535 years but 7.2 times/month in women 535 years. Among contraceptive users 535 years, coital frequency was 4.9 times/month compared with 3.9 times/month in non-contraceptive users. There is a high acceptance of irreversible sterilization and a high abortion rate in women 535 years. Use of contraceptives was linked with increased sexual activity and a decreased abortion rate.
Advances in Contraception, 1999; 15: 235^244. #2000Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in theNetherlands
