Decision-making process for undergoing tubectomy.

Family planning has been at the very centre of planned development with an emphasis on extension education approach for motivating people for acceptance of the small family norm. The programme has traditionally sought to promote responsible and planned parenthood through voluntary and free choice of family planning methods best suited to individual acceptors.1 Female sterilization is the most popular method of contraception in India. NFHS 1 2 and 3 have reported that female sterilization accounted for 67% 71% and 77% of the total contraceptive use respectively.24 NFHS-3 further reported that female sterilization was the most widely known method among women (97%) and men (95%) and nearly two-thirds (64%) of prospective users said they would prefer female sterilization.4 The decision about use of any contraceptive method is to be made voluntarily hence understanding the decision making process regarding the use of contraception becomes very important. This study was conducted to understand the factors affecting the decision-making process for the acceptance of tubectomy. (excerpt)