Changes in discourse on unmet need for family planning among married women in India: evidence from NFHS-5 (2019-2021).

ABSTRACT: Unmet needs for contraception in India have declined over time but the rate has not been uniform among women across geographies and socio-economic strata. Identifying the characteristics of women in communities where unmet need is still high is important to devise appropriate strategies to ensure access and uptake of modern contraceptive methods. The current study examined whether there was a national decline in unmet need over time and if regional disparities exist in unmet need. Demographic variations in unmet need based on factors such as maternal age, education, religion, caste, wealth index quintile, family size, and access to antenatal care (ANC) were also documented. Our approach was to document the prevalence of total unmet need for family planning and unmet need for spacing among

SUBMITTER: Singh SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10665352 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature