December 2016 · Volume 5 · Issue 12 Page 4271 International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology Agrawal S et al. Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Dec;5(12):4271-4274 www.ijrcog.org pISSN 2320-1770 | eISSN 2320-1789 Original Research Article A clinical study on social stigma and trends of contraception at a tertiary care centre Shubhra Agarwal 1 *, Rehana Najam 1 , Arjit Agarwal 2 INTRODUCTION The single most important problem that developing countries like India are facing today is uncontrolled growth of population. With population of 1.21 billion, India is second most populous country of the world, second only to China, whereas seventh in land area with only 2.4% of land area. 1 The projections for India made by the Technical Group constituted by the National Commission on Population (NCP) under the Chairmanship of Registrar General, India, reveals that the country’s population would reach 1.4 billion by 2026. 2 In spite of availability of a wide range of contraceptives and mass media campaigns and IEC (Information, Education and Communication) program, the population control remains a distant step to achieve. The extent of acceptance of the Family Planning methods still varies within societies and also among different castes and religious groups. 3 Studies to determine the sociodemographic factors responsible for adopting contraceptive methods by the eligible couples would help us in planning for effective management of family planning services as we would focus our resources towards places which are neglected and those which will give us the best results. Government of India has adopted a National Population Policy in February, 2000 to achieve population stabilization. Many youth are still not aware of available modern contraceptive spacing methods in spite of having a positive attitude towards contraception. 4 1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, TMMC and RC, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India 2 Department of Radiodiagnosis, TMMC and RC, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India Received: 18 September 2016 Accepted: 15 October 2016 *Correspondence: Dr. Shubhra Agarwal, E-mail: shubhraagrwl@gmail.com Copyright: © the author(s), publisher and licensee Medip Academy. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. ABSTRACT Background: The most important problem with developing countries like India are facing today is uncontrolled growth of population. The extent of acceptance of the Family Planning methods still varies within societies and also among different castes and religious groups. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of different types of contraceptive usage among eligible couples (aged 15-45 years) and to study different variables affecting the prevalence of contraceptive use among eligible couples. Methods: A cross Sectional study by interview method of Eligible couples from august 2015 to January 2016 at TMMC and RC Moradabad was done. Results: Contraceptive prevalence was found to be 27.08%. Among the permanent sterilization methods, the most commonly used method was Tubectomy (21.5%). Among the spacing methods Condoms, Oral Contraceptive Pills and Intra-Uterine Devices were used by 12%, 13% and 13% of the eligible couples respectively. Conclusions: Total CPR in our study population was found to be 27.08% as compared to 40.4% of India which suggests a lot of motivation and education is further required. In the long-term, education of the girl child and male involvement in family planning will empower women to take decisions about their reproductive health. Keywords: Contraception, Condoms, Oral contraceptive pills, Intrauterine device DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20164326