ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Marriage of girls just after graduation is common in Western Maharashtra. This study was planned to know the views of final year graduation student towards reproductive carrier. AIM: To interact with final year girl students of various streams to know their preferences on various aspects of reproductive carrier and contraceptive awareness. STUDY-DESIGN: Cross-sectional. STUDY-SETTING: Academic institutes of Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Corporation area. Study-subject: All willing final year Girl students. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: Married girls. SAMPLE SIZE: All final year girl students Sampling Technique: Cluster sample Study-Duration: 7 months. Study-tool: Pretested questionnaire. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Percentages, Chi-square test. RESULTS: All girls who have responded prefer marrying and having first child at right age. All feel spacing is needed, at least of 2 years. Two children was the most common choice (52.3%). Forty-three percent girls feel male child is must and 52.3% of total girls will like to have sex determination done if required. Total 47.24% girls were unaware about any contraceptive methods but 88.2% girls knew the place of its availability. Most common source of information about contraceptive was school and friends. E-pill was known to 41.5% of girls. All girls felt the need for more information about reproductive health and according to 81.3% right age for it is 15-18 years. CONCLUSION: Girls have correct reproductive preferences except sex of child. Sex preference and Low contraceptive awareness needs strong intervention.
