Acceptanceof Post-Partum Family Planning among Mothers Attending for Child Immunisation Services at Tertiary Care Hospital, Kolkata

Introduction:Postpartum family planning (PPFP) is avoidance of closely spaced and unplanned pregnancies by use of family planning services within first year following delivery.World Health Organisation (WHO) reports postpartum women to have greatest unmet need of contraception. There is further recommendation to link immunisation clinics to PPFP services.Objectives:1. To assess the acceptance rate ofPPFPamong mothers attending immunisation clinic 2. To explore the determinants of usage, intention to use and PPFP methods used. 3. To find the reasons for non-acceptance ofPPFP among the study participants. Method:Study participants werewomen attendingimmunisation clinicof a tertiary level teaching hospital of Kolkatafor child’s immunisation service. Studydesign was cross sectional.Systematic random sampling technique was used to recruit participants. Data was collected by interviewer administered semi-structured questionnaire.Frequencies and percentages for categorical variables while mean and standard deviation for continuous variables were calculated. Crude Odds ratio with 95% confidence interval was calculated to explore strength of association between PPFP acceptance and independent variables.Results:About 1 in every 3 women (37.36%) was PPFP acceptor; intra uterine device was the most commonly used method. Odds of acceptance was lower for respondents’ age