MODERN CONTRACEPTION PRACTICES AND PAKISTANI WOMEN'S PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, AND POLITICAL WELL-BEING
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Background: Pakistan is the sixth most populated nation in the world, with a population of close to 208 million. Even so, only 25% of genuine couples report using modern contraceptive techniques. The objective of this research is to see how influencing factors like contraceptive self-efficacy (CSE), contraceptive literacy, and spousal dialogue affect use of current contraceptive techniques when perceived constraints are taken as moderating variables. Methods: An adapted scale was distributed to wed reproductive-age women in Pakistan's Sargodha and Faisalabad divisions to collect the data. 250 married women of childbearing age in total were included in the study. The comments of the respondents were analyzed using SPSS. Results: The outcomes focus more attention to contraceptive awareness, CSE and spousal conversation as these characteristics can boost couples' use of contemporary contraception, resulting in fewer unintended pregnancies and related hazards. In terms of the significant perceived barrier's moderating effects, women who are primarily concerned in influencing their partners to control their families are more likely to take effective contraceptives. Outcomes: Legislators got to characterize methods for consideration of men via arranging men-focused FP project to decrease interpersonal interaction boundaries in spouses. Forthcoming examines have to be address a number of other basic components, including the urge for an additional child, erroneous information, the fear of adverse effects, and the discouragement of a partner, all of which have an impact on the choice of current contraception methods.
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