Perception of the Indians regarding the sudden outbreak of COVID-19: A Rapid Online Cross-sectional Survey

ABSTRACT

India is the second most populated country in the world having a rapidly growing population which is currently increasing at the rate of 16 million each year. At that situation to estimate the knowledge and prevalence of contraception among people an online randomized survey has been done among 126 volunteer. An anonymous online questionnaire has been developed and circulated among general public to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices regarding contraception and related factors. Majority of people around 92.9% were aware of the existence of contraceptive methods. The most commonly used contraceptive was condom 26.2%. Majority of 65.1% did not use any kind of contraceptive methods. About 26.2% used Condoms, minimum 15.1% used pills, and 5.6% used withdrawal method. Around 34.9% participants felt different types of issues after using any contraceptive tools. The study highlights that awareness does not always lead to use of contraceptives. A lot of educational and motivational activities and improvement in family planning services are needed to promote the use of contraceptive and reduce the high fertility rate & also to reduce the fatality due to sexually transmitted diseases.