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@article{196833,
        author = {Dr. Mukulika Sharma and Dr. Pramila Yadav and Dr. Balaji Jadhav and Dr. Reena Wani},
        title = {Choice of contraceptive use amongst women concurrent with medical termination of pregnancy},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {11},
        pages = {3937-3940},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=196833},
        abstract = {Background: The Medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971 with its amendments has been a pathbreaker in women's reproductive health in India. Despite liberalization of safe abortion services, many women seek non-standardized and unsafe means of abortion. Inaccessibility, lack of awareness and apprehension regarding contraceptive methods leads to unintended pregnancies. Most of these ends in abortion.
Aim: To determine the indications of medical termination of pregnancy amongst reproductive age women and their contraceptive seeking behavior concurrently.
Materials and Methods: A retrospective observational study conducted in a public sector tertiary care institute from January 2022 to December 2023. Data of 300 women who underwent medical termination of pregnancy was analyzed using descriptive statistics.
Results: 264 out of 300 women opted for a modern method of contraception and rest opted for natural methods. Most common indication for MTP was unplanned pregnancy or to limit family size (78.4%). Tubal ligation was the most accepted (36%) method for concurrent contraception followed by intrauterine device (24%). There were religious differences in choosing a contraception. Multiparous women mostly adopted permanent method while others opted for spacing methods.
Conclusion: Awareness, education and alleviation of fear in reproductive age women with respect to contraception is required to prevent unplanned pregnancies and unsafe abortions.},
        keywords = {abortion, contraception, MTP Act, reproductive health, unplanned pregnancy},
        month = {April},
        }