Do Indian women know about and use the emergency contraceptive pill? An analysis of nationally representative data from 2005-06 and 2019-21.

ABSTRACT: The emergency contraceptive pill (ECP) is a post-coital contraceptive method that prevents unintended pregnancy and is useful in specific circumstances. This study examined the awareness and use of the ECP in India, as there is scarce evidence in this area to guide policy development. This study used data from the 2005-06 (n = 124 385) and 2019-21 (n = 724 115) rounds of the National Family Health Survey of India. Bivariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression were applied to explore how demographic characteristics including age, education (none, primary, secondary, higher), wealth quintile, place of residence (urban, rural), marital status, parity, desire for children, whether current pregnancy was wanted, whether the women had had an abortion in the past 5 years, and whether cur

SUBMITTER: Renu 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10679928 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature