Prevalence of Contraceptive Methods Among Selected Stricts of Tehran Critical Role Economic Factors on Selection of Method

Backgrounds: Family planning has critical role in improvement of various aspects of community health. In this regard, choosing the right contraceptive method can dramatically decrease prenatal mortality and morbidities. Owing to the limited and incomplete previously performed studies, the present work was conducted to determine the frequency of contraception methods and most important factors in selection of them among women of Tehran province.Material and Method: A questionnaire including 24 questions was filled for 395 women (18-40 years old) refereed to multiple private clinics in three selected strict of Tehran. Questions were designed in order to address the type of contraception method besides multiple social, economic and cultural factors which may affect the selection and demographic characteristics of enrolled samples.Result: The frequency of the type of contraceptive methods was significantly different among women in different age categories (p-value=0.01). Overal rate of using contraceptve mthods was 75.2% while remaining of the participants believed in no need for contraception. The most prevalent contraceptive methods were traditional methods (55.9%), modern methods (29.1%), combination of methods (8.1%) and surgery methods (6.8%), respectively. Status of housing was the only factor among economic issues which was meaningfully associated with the selection of the method Conclusion: High prevalence of natural contraceptive methods even among highly educated women is relying on the demand for more education regarding the selection of best methods based on the background information, obstetrics history, age and economic status of women. This is the first comprehensive study on the frequency and the factors involved in choosing contraceptive methods in Tehran which its results can be implicated in further health programs to improve fammily planning.