Birth Control in Married Women : Study in Postpartum Women at Siriraj Hospital

Abstract

The study interviewed 494 postpartum women at Siriraj Hospital. Of These 44.9 percent were women with first para and 55.1 percent were those with at least one child. Among women with first para, 37.4 percent were 19 years old or less, which is not an appropriate age for having children. Among the group on non-contraceptive use, 45.3 percent were adolescents who were 19 years old or less. 40.9 percent of the women with first para and 52.4 percent of the women in the other group who stopped using contraception gave the reason that they wanted to have a child. In addition, 14.2 percent of the women with first para and 9.2 percent of women with at lest one child stated that they stopped using the contraceptive method was 19.7 percent among women with first para and 20.1 percent among women with at least one child. Therefore, counseling before and after the method use is essential for client to select the appropriate method and to prolong the use of the method.