Starting from Jan 2012 for an interval of 4 months with minimum number of 1200 egyptian women will be asked to complete a questionairre to evaluate their knowledge of different contraceptive methods

PATIENTS AND METHODS

Sample size, Time of the study:

Starting from Jan 2012 for an interval of 4 months with minimum number of 1200women .

Type of the study:

Analytical crossectional study

Place of the study:

Ain Shams University Hospital, Gynecological outpatient clinic and Amireya primary care medical center (family planning clinic).

Statistical methodology:

SPSS program will be used for data analysis. Appropriate significance tests will be used according to type of data.

After an oral consent is taken from them, Women will be asked to complete a short written questionnaire that includes social data, reproductive information, and some questions about common contraceptive methods.

Testing readability and comprehension of the questionnaire will be done first by collecting 50 questionnaires and analyzing the data.

AIM OF THE WORK The aim of this study is to evaluate knowledge and use of different available contraceptive methods among women attending Ain Shams University maternity hospital in the gynecological outpatient clinic and Amireya primary care medical center (family planning clinic).

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age : 18 -51 years old
2. Using a contraceptive method for at least 6 months continuously.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Infertile
2. Vaginal bleeding of unknown etiology.
3. Current pregnancy
4. Menopausal

egyptian women ,18 -51 years old Using a contraceptive method for at least 6 months continuously.