Abstract
Pakistan is the 6th most populous country in the world that recently exceed 7 billion
populace, with stagnated contraceptive prevalence rate in the country. It is important to promote inter-spousal communication in marital relationships to improve contraceptive usage, as it is only permissible way in Pakistan for reproduction and sex. This study aims to highlight these communication practices & their linkage with contraceptive usage.
A cross sectional survey was conducted from 710 married females males who were aged between 16–44 years in Hyderabad District of Pakistan.
Twenty-eight percent respondents had ever used contraceptives and 61% of these were female. A highly significant association was found between contraceptive usage and the ability of females to refuse sexual intercourse with their spouse (p<0.001). Of the 122 female contraceptive users, 84% females felt comfortable in asking their husbands to wear condom. There was no significant association found between contraceptive male users and those who had ability to express their sexual desire & refuse their spouse for sexual intercourse.
The study emphasize the need for strengthening communication & negotiation skills of females so that they are able to exercise their sexual rights and refuse sexual intercourse and/or ask their spouse to use a condom.
populace, with stagnated contraceptive prevalence rate in the country. It is important to promote inter-spousal communication in marital relationships to improve contraceptive usage, as it is only permissible way in Pakistan for reproduction and sex. This study aims to highlight these communication practices & their linkage with contraceptive usage.
A cross sectional survey was conducted from 710 married females males who were aged between 16–44 years in Hyderabad District of Pakistan.
Twenty-eight percent respondents had ever used contraceptives and 61% of these were female. A highly significant association was found between contraceptive usage and the ability of females to refuse sexual intercourse with their spouse (p<0.001). Of the 122 female contraceptive users, 84% females felt comfortable in asking their husbands to wear condom. There was no significant association found between contraceptive male users and those who had ability to express their sexual desire & refuse their spouse for sexual intercourse.
The study emphasize the need for strengthening communication & negotiation skills of females so that they are able to exercise their sexual rights and refuse sexual intercourse and/or ask their spouse to use a condom.
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