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In the new millennium emergency contraceptives have become one of the effective methods for control of global population. It can avert many unwanted pregnancies. In the present study the authors have tried to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice of different methods of contraceptive techniques available at present and also about the emergency contraceptive which is recently available amongst 140 healthcare providers and 480 beneficiaries. In one of the teaching institution of Kolkata, RG Kar Medical College and in the district of 24 Parganas (N), the participants in the study were evaluated by preset questionnaires which were separate for providers and for beneficiaries. The results were analysed subsequently.
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Aborto Induzido , Adulto , Conscientização , Competência Clínica , Anticoncepção Pós-Coito , Feminino , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Inquéritos Epidemiológicos , Humanos , Índia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Gravidez , Gravidez não Desejada , Inquéritos e Questionários , Sexo sem ProteçãoRESUMO
A total of 114 women underwent sterilisation reversal operation by microsurgical technique at Regional Centre of Excellence (RCOE), RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata from August, 1998 to July, 2000, and follow-up was done for next two years. The commonest reason for seeking sterilisation reversal was death of male child which was 53.51%. Majority of women (50.88%) were between 25 and 30 years of age and 86.84% of women were of para 2 or less. Most of the women (59.65%) of reversal seeker had undergone prior laparoscopic sterilisation in comparison to sterilisation by minilaparotomy (40.35%). It is also seen that 50% of them had underwent sterilisation less than 3 years back. Commonest type of tubotubal anastomosis performed in this present study was isthmo-isthmic type which was 49.12%. Thirty-one patients were lost in follow-up and out of rest 83 cases, intra-uterine pregnancy was noted in 66.27%. Live birth was 45.78% delivered in the same institution, 8.43% of cases had spontaneous abortion and 3.61% of cases had ectopic pregnancy
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Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Índia , Motivação , Paridade , Gravidez , Resultado da Gravidez/epidemiologia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Medição de Risco , Fatores de Risco , Reversão da Esterilização , Esterilização TubáriaRESUMO
The article deals with the declining sex ratio, reasons for it and the resulting consequences. Authors have concluded that not only the strict enforcement of PNDT act but also realisation of the value of the daughters by their own families is the need of the hour.