RESUMO
Objective: To see the difference in contraceptive awareness and its actual use among urban versus rural population and to find out a reason for low contraceptive prevalence
Study design: Comparative study
Place of study: Gynae OPD, Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore [Urban group] and Shahdara DHQ, Hospital [Rural group]. Population: Total 200 females with 100 in each group
Main outcome: Awareness about different methods of contraception and source of information in both groups. Frequency of contraceptive use and attitude of male partner towards its usage
Conclusion: Awareness about contraception is quite high even in rural females but actual practice is low. Half of husbands of rural population were noncooperative. Family planning services / should target the non-cooperative husbands to make CPR high