Family Planning Prevalence Among Postpartum Mothers Attending Child Welfare Clinics – A Sri Lankan Experience

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dc.contributor.author	Agampodi, Suneth B.
dc.contributor.author	Agampodi, Thilini Chanchala
dc.contributor.author	Chandrasekara, Pushpika
dc.date.accessioned	2020-02-17T11:38:39Z
dc.date.available	2020-02-17T11:38:39Z
dc.date.issued	2009
dc.identifier	http://www.ijcm.org.in/text.asp?2009/34/3/265/55300
dc.identifier.citation	Indian Journal of Community Medicine 2009 Jul; 34(3): 265–266	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://repository.rjt.ac.lk/handle/123456789/2674
dc.description.abstract	One of the main reasons for seeking abortion in Sri Lanka is insufficient spacing between births.(1) This could be partly due to deficit in postpartum contraceptive services. A hospital-based study reported that at the time they leave the hospital, knowledge on the appropriate time to start a contraceptive method was poor among Sri Lankan mothers.(2) Even among those who are knowledgeable, the actual practices are unknown. Studies have demonstrated that antenatal programs that promote contraception are not effective to improve postpartum contraceptive prevalence.(3,4) The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of modern Family Planning (FP) methods among postpartum mothers in order to improve maternal and child healthcare service provision	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Indian journal of community	en_US
dc.title	Family Planning Prevalence Among Postpartum Mothers Attending Child Welfare Clinics – A Sri Lankan Experience	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US