An Assessment of Birth Control Measures Among Women in Reproductive Age of Kashmir

The present study was an attempt to assess the impact of age on attitude of married women regarding family planning and birth control measures and to find the level of adoption and impact of birth control measures adopted by married women of different age groups in Kashmir. The sample was selected through random sampling technique. For the sample, 400 married women were selected from different age groups. The sample was collected with the help of readymade scale namely, "Family planning and birth control scale" constructed by Ramachandrapa (1989) and self constructed questionnaire. The study shows medium level of impact of family planning and birth control measures is mostly on women 41-50 years. A considerable section of women in the age group of 35-40 years have also shown high impact and adoption of family planning and birth control measures. Majority of women in the age group of 18-29 years have shown medium level of adoption of family planning and birth control measures. Suriya Gowhar | Dr. Muzamil Jan"An Assessment of Birth Control Measures Among Women in Reproductive Age of Kashmir" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 | Issue-5 , August 2018, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd15726.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/home-science/extension-education/15726/an-assessment-of-birth-control-measures-among-women-in-reproductive-age-of-kashmir/suriya-gowhar