Abstract
Objective: to determine the position of women in their families and their behavior towards family planning in SuratDesign & settings: through stratified random sampling every 6 women of age group 15-49 years attending the family planning clinic at New Civil Hospital, Surat was interviewed.Material & Methods: By oral questionnaire method, a pretested proforma was used to interview women of age group 15-49 years having at least one living child from September to November, 2006.Statistical analysis: data was analyzed by using Epi info software. Result: 40% illiterate woman and 57.1% women having education upto primary level have adopted permanent methods of family planning. 69% housewives and 50% of service class women have adopted temporary or permanent methods of family planning. Surprisingly, those women with annual income upto Rs. 5000, 71.4% practiced permanent methods of family planning compared to women with annual income above Rs. 5001. A positive relationship observed between son preference and family planning practices.Conclusion: The education level, occupation, family income and son preference have shown positive impact on adoption of family planning methods.
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