Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of type of contraceptive usage after counselling in women
seeking post abortion care.
METHODOLOGY: A quasi experimental trial was conducted at Department of Gynaecology &
Obstetrics Unit-I, JPMC, Karachi from August 2014 to May 2015. A sample of 753 married women age
between 18-40, who had presented for induced abortion were included in the study
RESULTS: The mean ± SD age was 31.47±5.54 years which ranged from 18-40 years. After
counselling, 59.1% females were started using any method of contraception. Most common
method was oral contraceptive pills 27.6%, 14.6% used condoms, 11.4% had intrauterine device
while 2.9% used injectable contraceptives, 1.5% used sub dermal implant & 1.1% used tubal ligation.
CONCLUSION: The current study found that if females have adequate knowledge about different
methods of contraception and their capability to control birth spacing. So females can adopt any
methods instead of conceiving unwanted pregnancy and then to go for induced abortion.
Rabia Sultana, Asifa Abdul Jabbar Khuwaja, Sana Mubarik Ali. (2019) Induced Abortion and Sub-Sequent Prevalence of Contraceptive Type, Journal of Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Volume-18, Issue-2.
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