RESUMO
A community study of 1,274 pregnant women was conducted to elicit their response to the current pregnancy. These women were registered with the MCH/FP service outlet, so most of them came to the health centre, Otherwise contact was established at their homes. The response of the pregnant respondent was analyzed with reference to per capita monthly income, education of the mother, her age and gravidity status. Depending upon the social variable studied, 24.96% to 37.52% of the women did not want the current pregnancy. From the available data it is concluded that lower income, lower educational status of the mother, higher parity and higher age were associated with higher incidence of unwanted pregnancy. The study reveals that inspite of being poor and illiterate a married Pakistani woman likes to limit the number of pregnancies with reference to her age and gravidity. Moreover, she is quite conscious of socio-economic indicators as judged by her response to her income and her educational status. The proportion of women, who do not desire a pregnancy is large and must be actively assisted to prevent an unwanted pregnancy because of social, medical and humanitarian reasons