?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Desire+for+Children+and+Fear+of+Side+Effects+%E2%80%93+A+Basic+Barrier+for+Acceptance+of+Contraceptive+Services+in+Rural+Area+of+Central+India&rft.creator=Choudhari%2C+SG&rft.creator=Kadu%2C+AV&rft.creator=Raut%2C+Y&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Background%3A+According+to+UN+projection+India%E2%80%99s+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%3A+To+determine+the+prevalence%2C+type+of+contraceptive+used+and+reasons+for+not+accepting+contraceptives+in+rural+Maharashtra.+Methodology%3A+A+cross+sectional+study+was+carried+out+in+field+practice+area+of+a+rural+tertiary+health+care+hospital+in+Wardha+district+of+Maharashtra%2C+India.+Married+women+in+the+reproductive+age+group+of+15+to+49+years+were+the+study+participants.+Results%3A+Out+of+total+378+women+respondents+223(58.99%25)+were+contraceptive+acceptors.+62.78%25+women+accepted+permanent+method+of+contraception.+Among+the+temporary+methods+most+commonly+accepted+was+Cupper-T+by+20.62%25+women.+Commonest+reason+for+not+accepting+contraceptives+was+desire+of+children+in+30.32%25+women+followed+by+fear+of+side+effects+in+18.06%25.+Conclusion%3A+Many+factors+like+desire+for+children%3B+especially+a+male+child%2C+fear+of+side+effects+of+contraceptives%2C+breastfeeding%2C+attended+the+menopause%E2%80%A6etc+converge+to+shape+a+woman%E2%80%99s+attitudes+about+the+use+of+and+the+need+for+contraception.&rft.publisher=Kakkilaya+BS&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2013-08-25&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F9154%2F1%2F2013-2-6.pdf&rft.identifier=++Choudhari%2C+SG+and+Kadu%2C+AV+and+Raut%2C+Y++(2013)+Desire+for+Children+and+Fear+of+Side+Effects+%E2%80%93+A+Basic+Barrier+for+Acceptance+of+Contraceptive+Services+in+Rural+Area+of+Central+India.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F9154%2F