PRACTICE OF CONTRACEPTION AND AWARENESS m8 AMONG 200 ELIGIBLE PO eer i Project done by N.Nagarathnam M. Vetriselvi Ore Ae leACKNOWLEDGEMENT We would like to thank Dr. Thomas V. Chacko for his encouragement and our special thanks to Dr. Sivamani, Our Guide for his invaluable help in doing our projectINTRODUCTION Percentage distribution of c method among married women i areas of Tamil Nadu with reference to NFHS data, India 1998 - 99 is 46.7% However 53.3% are still unprotected against contraception. Therefore it is a problem which requires attention. Efforts to increase the usage of contraceptives must include challenging negative beliefs and behaviour. This is what we aim to do during —_ the period ofourstudy