Assess the Awareness of Chhaya, A non-hormonal Contraceptive pill among married women residing in Kannampalayalam, Coimbatore
"Chhaya" or Centchroman is a community-based health education effort that aims to improve the health literacy, well-being, and empowerment of women in underprivileged areas. Aims and objectives: To assess the knowledge regarding Chhaya contraceptive pills among married women in selected area of Coimbatore City and to associate findings with selected demographic variables. Materials and methods: 50 married women participated in this descriptive study. Data was gathered through the use of a checklist and a convenient sampling technique. Results: The study shows 28 (56%) had poor knowledge, 14 (28%) had average knowledge and 8 (16%) had good knowledge. Conclusions: Both the community and healthcare professionals need to raise awareness about the more modern forms of contraception, which are still not widely available
Authors
- Sabitha Sasidharan Pillai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0391-3759)
- R Sivamathi.
Institutions
- Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital (IN)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-08-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.52711/jnmr.2025.22
- Primary Topic
- Fisheries and Aquaculture Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00