European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

SOCIAL STATUS ON CONCEPTION, CONCEPTION COMPLICATIONS AND USES OF CONTRACEPTIVES: A SURVEY IN KHULNA, JASHORE AND DHAKA DISTRICTS IN BANGLADESH

Fatema Akter Sonia, Md. Shafiqul Islam, Most. Reshma Akter, Md. Shimul Bhuia, Md Razowanul Ferdous, Nusrat Jahan Tohfa and Muhammad Torequl Islam*

ABSTRACT

Background: The act of conceiving a child is referred to as conception, and the purposeful use of artificial methods or other approaches to avoid pregnancy is referred to as contraception. Aim: This study aims to determine women’s knowledge of conception, reasons for conception complications, and knowledge as well as attitudes about different contraception methods among 300 women. Methods: A total of 300 women are included in this study, and they are from different socioeconomic classes in Khulna, Jashore, and Dhaka districts in Bangladesh. Information was acquired through direct interviews conducted by utilizing a prefixed questionnaire between July 2021 and January 2022. Results: The results indicate that 27.70% of women experienced a miscarriage, and 27.30% is the frightening statistic for women who had a late pregnancy. The satisfactory news is that 96% of women think contraception knowledge is necessary, and 45.7% of women are using contraception methods. Among them, 22.7, 12.3, 5.7 and 3% were found using pills, condoms, injections, and caps, respectively. But the concern is that only 53% of women use these methods regularly, and about 13.7% of them have experienced health problems after using contraception, such as 4.3% experiencing missed periods, 15.3% gaining weight, and 18% facing dizziness and vomiting. It also suggests that around 32.3% of women have not used any type of contraceptive method. Conclusion: Inadequate education, specifically a lack of knowledge about conception and contraception, is a significant factor that is linked to all of the issues in this topic, such as unconsidered contraceptive choices. By spreading women’s education, these issues can be eliminated.

Keywords: Conception; contraception methods; health problems; Bangladeshi women; educational status.