TY - JOUR AU - Verma, Reema AU - Mohan, Uday AU - Srivastava, V K AU - Chandra, R PY - 2004/06/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - A Study On Correlation Between Fertility And Contraceptive Prevalence In Rural Community JF - Indian Journal of Community Health JA - Indian J Community Health VL - 16 IS - 1 SE - Original Article DO - UR - https://www.iapsmupuk.org/journal/index.php/IJCH/article/view/85 SP - 3-6 AB - <p class="Bodytext231">Objectives: (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To find the contraceptive prevalence in different reproductive age group females. (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; What is the correlation between fertility pattern and contraceptive prevalence. Study Design : Cross sectional descriptive study. Setting : Community Development block Sarojini Nagar, Lucknow district. Study universe : Married females in reproductive age group (15-49 Years). Study variables : Age, fertility, contraceptive prevalence, education and social class. Statistical analysis : Chi Square test. Result : Contraceptive prevalence was 29.7%. It was 6.5% for women aged 15-19 year to 45.2% for women aged 35­39 years. The acceptors were analyzed based on the number of living children. 74% of the acceptors had 3 or more children as against 26% with 0 to 2 living children.</p> ER -