A comparative study to assess the awareness regarding contraceptive usage among target couples residing at selected rural and urban areas at Gwalior, M.P The aim of the study is to identify the awareness regarding contraceptive usage among target couples residing at selected rural and urban areas at Gwalior, M.P. Objectives of the study: To assess the awareness regarding contraceptives usage among target couples residing in rural areas of Gwalior. To assess the awareness regarding contraceptives usage among target couples residing in urban areas of Gwalior. To assess the awareness difference regarding contraceptive usage among target couples residing in rural and urban areas of Gwalior. To find out an association between awareness regarding contraceptive usage among rural people with their selected demographic variables. To find out an association between awareness regarding contraceptive usage among urban people with their selected demographic variables. The research approach adopted for this study is quantitative research approach. The research design adopted for this study was non experimental descriptive design. The data was collected through the tool which is prepared by the investigator. The sample consists of 100 (50 from Rural and 50 from Urban areas) target couples in, Gwalior. The tool has two parts. Section – I: Socio Demographic data Section – II: Questionnaire on awareness regarding contraceptive usage among target couples. The findings of the study revealed that, among the rural participants mean score is 6.16, standard deviation 2.87 and range was 10. Frequency and percent wise distribution of rural samples based on their awareness level regarding contraceptive usage shows that 62% of participants had poor awareness, 38% had average awareness and nobody had good awareness. The findings of the study revealed that, among the urban participants mean score was 8.06, standard deviation 2.47 and range was 08. Frequency and percent wise distribution of rural samples based on their awareness level regarding contraceptive usage shows that 62% of participants had poor awareness while urban target couples only 18% had poor awareness regarding contraceptive usage, 38% rural target couples only had average awareness while 82% of urban participants had average awareness regarding contraceptive usage. By comparing the awareness level of participant from rural and urban areas revealed that urban target couples had more awareness than rural target couples regarding contraceptive usage. Since the rural community has less awareness than urban community regarding contraceptive usage hypotheses 3 was accepted, there was a significant difference between rural and urban community regarding contraceptive usage. Chi square test used to find out the association between awareness regarding contraceptive usage among target couples residing in rural areas with their selected demographic variables. Since majority of demographic variables had no association with awareness regarding contraceptive suage null hypothesis was accepted and research hypothesis was rejected except Age in year, gender. Chi square test used to find out the association between awareness regarding contraceptive usage among target couples residing in urban areas with their selected demographic variables. Since majority of demographic variables had no association with awareness regarding contraceptive usage null hypothesis was accepted and research hypothesis was rejected except contraceptive usage status.
contraceptive, target couples, rural areas, urban areas, awareness, comparative study
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