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KMID : 0377619730240010105
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Korean Jungang Medical Journal
1973 Volume.24 No. 1 p.105 ~ p.111
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A Survey on Family Planning Practice
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Abstract
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From May 1 to August 31, 1972, a survey was conducted covering 600 married women of reproductive age in Seoul city and Ockchun country to explore the present status of family planning practice.
The following were the main findings of the survey:
1. Out of a total of 600, 257 women(42.8%) were in practice of family planning while 33 (5.5%) had discontinued family planning practice. 21.5% of rural and 64. 0% of urban women were in practice of family planning. The rate of practice in family planning for the urb area was higher than that for the rural area.
2. Of the methods of contraception adopted by them., a menstrual cycle method ranked highest showing 31.5%, a loop method came next showing 26.9%, and an oral pill method followed them showing 21. 0%. Lower rates were shown by vasectomy, condom, others with 7.8%, 6.2%, 6.6%, respectively. The highest proportion of contraceptive methods adopted by rural and urban women were an oral pill(49.2%) and menstrual cycle method (40.6%).
3. Of the reasons for discontinuation of contraception, side reaction ranked highest showing 57.6%, came next others showing 30.3%, and want-more-children ranked lowest showing 12.1 %.
4. Of the rate in contraceptive practice by age, the 35-39 age group ranked highest showing 60.7%, the 30-34 group came next showing 44.6%. Lower rates were shown by groups of 40-44, 25-29, 20-24 showing 38. 0%, 33.0%, and 20. 0%, respectively.
5. There was no significant relationship between contraceptive practice and age at marriage. The mean age at marriage of the whole women involved in this survey was 22.8 years while those of practicers and non-practicers were 23.8 years and 22. 1 years, respectively. The average age at marriage for rural women was 21.3 years, and on the other hand, that for urban women was 24.2 years.
6. There was a significant correlation between contraceptive practice and the level of education. The higher their level of education, the more likely women were to practice contraception.
7 There was a significant correlation between contraceptive practice and the number of living children. The mean number of children for the whole women was 3. 01 while those of practicers and non-practicers were 3.05 and 2.88, respectively. As shown above, practicers had more children than non-practicers. The average number of children for rural women was 3.78, and on the other hand, it was 2.23 in urban women.
8. There was a significant correlation between contraceptive practice and the frequency of induced abortions. The mean frequencies of induced abortions for practicers and nor-practicers were 1.06 and 0. 23, respectively. For the entire women, the rate of experience of induced abortions was 29.2% while those of practicers and non-practicers were 47.4% and 12.6%, respectively. The rate of experience of induced abortions for rural women was 13.6%, and on the other hand, 44.7% of urban women experienced induced abortions.
9. It may be conclusively said that all kinds of educational methods for family planning must be provide intensively for the men and rural women who have low educational backgrounds in order to increase the rate of contraceptive practice.
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