Awareness of Oral Contraceptive Pills in Stroke Patients: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Background: The women in Reproductive Age group are generally targeted for family planning and therefore many protective methods including oral contraceptive pills are advised to them. Due to lack of awareness about the adverse effects of oral contraceptives is the base of this study. There are paucity of Researches where the awareness is evaluated about the correlation of pills with stroke, thus in this study we wanted to find association between these oral contraceptive pills and its effects in the causation of stroke with its awareness in known cases of stroke females. Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the Awareness of oral contraceptive pills in stroke patients. Methodology: The study began after Ethical clearance. Consent form was taken from all participants and they were randomly allocated. Total 130 participants were screened, out of them 83 participants were selected according to inclusion and exclusion criteria and the survey was done with the help of a questionnaire which was self made. Statistical analysis was done using t test and unpaired t test and conclusion was drawn. Result: Estimates of awareness that oral contraceptive pills are one of the risk factors of stroke was seen to be less in the age group 35 - 45. A good awareness was seen in the age group 18 - 25. The participants in the age group 26 - 35 were moderately aware. According to a questionnaire which was self made (p<0.05). Hypertension and Migraine was also the risk factor that significantly correlated with OCP consumption and stroke. Conclusion: We confirm that the longer duration of OCP use significantly increased the risks of stroke. This study significantly suggest that people are aware of stroke, not all of them were aware that oral contraceptive pills use can lead to stroke. Thus, it is significant to carry out health and educational programs which may be critical for the instruction of OCP use and the prevention and management of cerebrovascular diseases as a valuable avenue to enhance awareness about the relationship between oral contraceptive pills and stroke.