Knowledge, Attitude, And Practice (KAP) Of Contraceptive Devices Among Reproductive Age Group Of Women In Gorakhpur Uttar Pradesh

Background: The global population has grown from 2.5 billion in 1950 to 8.1 billion in 2024 at a rate of about 0.87% per year. It might be approximately 8.5 billion by 2030 because of the unregulated fertility rate. The awareness of sexual and reproductive health information among women enables them to make appropriate decisions. In this study, the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) survey of contraception methods were done to find the knowledge gap between practice and attitude regarding the use of contraceptive devices among married women of reproductive age group in a tertiary health care hospital B.R.D Medical College district Gorakhpur Uttar Pradesh India. Objectives: To study the knowledge, attitude & practice regarding various methods of contraception used by women. Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 1246 married women aged 15 to 49 years in the Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India, from May 2023 to December 2023 via predesigned, pretested questionnaire through interview scheduled. The data was entered using Microsoft Excel software. The level of significance taken in the study is 95%. Results: In this study, 94% of the participants knew about contraception but only 59% were using them. The highest percentage of respondents (women) were in the age group 31–49 (45–50%), and most of the study participants 41% were aware of four different types of contraceptive methods. The association between knowledge and contraception use was found to be statistically significant. Conclusion: This study found that most of the women had knowledge and positive attitudes regarding contraception but only 59% of them practiced one of the contraceptive methods. To fill the gap, much more is yet to be done related to information, education, and communication, ongoing programs should be strong then and policies should be restructured accordingly