Contraceptive practice of the tribal women in tea garden area of North Bengal.

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dc.contributor.authorSaha, Sudip Kumaren_US
dc.contributor.authorBag, Tarasankaren_US
dc.contributor.authorDe Aloke, Kumaren_US
dc.contributor.authorBasak, Sonelaen_US
dc.contributor.authorChhetri, Alpanaen_US
dc.contributor.authorBanerjee, Jasomanen_US
dc.date.accessioned2007-08-02en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-31T08:53:41Z
dc.date.available2007-08-02en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-31T08:53:41Z
dc.date.issued2007-08-02en_US
dc.description.abstractA total of 860 tribal tea garden women in the Jalpaiguri district were surveyed by means of detailed questionnaires to obtain information of their contraceptive knowledge and practices and also to see the literacy rate among themselves. Analysis was done of their literacy level, family planning awareness, access to information and communication, methods of contraception adopted and utilisation of healthcare facilities. Majority (85%) of the tea garden women including all the age groups were illiterate. The overall contraceptive prevalence was 40.2% but most of the current users (22.6%) subjected to tubal sterilisation for family planning, couples were not enthusiastic about using the reversible methods; 59.7% women had lack of adequate information regarding various contraceptives. Contraceptive practice, as birth spacing method, needs to be given tremendous emphasis in order to improve the reproductive health of the tribal women. Education, information, choices and rights for decision-making only can achieve this.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata 700014.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSaha SK, Bag T, De Aloke K, Basak S, Chhetri A, Banerjee J. Contraceptive practice of the tribal women in tea garden area of North Bengal. Journal of the Indian Medical Association. 2007 Aug; 105(8): 440, 442, 448en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/98117
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.jimaonline.org.in/en_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAttitude to Health --ethnologyen_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshContraception Behavior --ethnologyen_US
dc.subject.meshContraceptive Agentsen_US
dc.subject.meshCross-Sectional Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshEducational Statusen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshGeographyen_US
dc.subject.meshHealth Educationen_US
dc.subject.meshHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, Practiceen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndiaen_US
dc.subject.meshPilot Projectsen_US
dc.subject.meshPopulation Groups --educationen_US
dc.subject.meshPrevalenceen_US
dc.subject.meshQuestionnairesen_US
dc.subject.meshSexual Behavior --ethnologyen_US
dc.subject.meshUrban Populationen_US
dc.titleContraceptive practice of the tribal women in tea garden area of North Bengal.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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