Most Indians don’t use contraception—and folks that dwell are somewhat clueless

It’s 2020 and heaps of Indians are quiet clueless about their sexual wellbeing.

While a majority of Indians quiet don’t use any contraceptive, those that dwell dwell mostly unaware of the many alternatives and their advantages, per a glimpse conducted by MTV Staying Alive Basis, an organisation working for childhood sexual wellbeing.

The glimpse, which was conducted in tranches between December 2019 (wave 1) and July 2020 (wave 2), incorporated responses from bigger than 7,000 web users outdated college between 14 and 30 years across diversified states in India.

Condoms emerged as the most popular contraceptive among the glimpse respondents.

Most glimpse respondents had been clueless about how diversified contraceptives work. As an illustration, when asked about an intrauterine tool or IUD, over 30% of the respondents had been below the impression that it is some distance a permanent solution. As per consultants, an IUD stays effective simplest for up to 12 years.

Round 83% of the Indians incorporated in the glimpse had been unsleeping that a condom also will more than doubtless be outdated college simplest as soon as, but most of them had never heard about injectable contraceptives.

Injectable contraceptives are mentioned to decrease the threat of endometrial cancer, and reduce again menstrual cramps and pain.