Kanika Sharma|Abhey Minhas
Contraceptive usage and preferences among young married women in Himachal Pradesh
National Institute of Technology Hamirpur|National Institute of Technology Hamirpur
background india population explosion last century common method contraception india female sterilizationwith increasing literacy rate shift towards reversible methods contraception among femalesthis paper describes use preferences contraceptive methods among young married women rural parts hamirpur district himachal pradesh indiasubjects methods hospitalbased crosssectional survey carried among 100 young married women 1828 years september 2020 march 2021statistical analysis mainly descriptive resultsthe average age marriage women 215 years 23 women one childcurrent use contraceptive method traditional modern 85female sterilization preferred 1294 significantly higher among women aged 2528 years aged 1824 yearswomen mostly favor female sterilization 80 traditional methods like withdrawal coitus interruptus widely used preferredconclusion considerable number females age group 2528years opting sterilizationthere preference female sterilization family size complete shows predominant reliance female sterilization among young womenhigher education delays sterilization young women due delayed marriage childbirthwomen empowerment proper information assuring availability accessibility different methods gradually change dominant preference femaleoriented permanent method contraception