@misc{cogprints9154, volume = {12}, number = {2(6)}, month = {August}, author = {SG Choudhari and AV Kadu and Y Raut}, editor = {Dr Srinivas Kakkilaya}, title = {Desire for Children and Fear of Side Effects ? A Basic Barrier for Acceptance of Contraceptive Services in Rural Area of Central India}, publisher = {Kakkilaya BS}, year = {2013}, journal = {Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences}, keywords = {Contraceptive acceptance; Women; Reproductive age group}, url = {http://cogprints.org/9154/}, abstract = {Background: According to UN projection India?s population will reach 1.53 billion by the year 2050 and will be the highest population in the world. The success of the present RCH-II programme relies on the acceptance of contraceptive methods in reproductive age group. Objective: To determine the prevalence, type of contraceptive used and reasons for not accepting contraceptives in rural Maharashtra. Methodology: A cross sectional study was carried out in field practice area of a rural tertiary health care hospital in Wardha district of Maharashtra, India. Married women in the reproductive age group of 15 to 49 years were the study participants. Results: Out of total 378 women respondents 223(58.99\%) were contraceptive acceptors. 62.78\% women accepted permanent method of contraception. Among the temporary methods most commonly accepted was Cupper-T by 20.62\% women. Commonest reason for not accepting contraceptives was desire of children in 30.32\% women followed by fear of side effects in 18.06\%. Conclusion: Many factors like desire for children; especially a male child, fear of side effects of contraceptives, breastfeeding, attended the menopause?etc converge to shape a woman?s attitudes about the use of and the need for contraception.} }