Trends in prevalence of unmet need for family planning in India: patterns of change across 36 States and Union Territories, 1993-2021.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Eliminating unmet need for family planning by 2030 is a global priority for ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages. We estimate the sub-national trends in prevalence of unmet need for family planning over 30 years in India and study differences based on socio-economic and demographic factors.

Methods

We used data from five National Family Health Surveys (NFHS) conducted between 1993 to 2021 for the 36 states/Union Territories (UTs) of India. The study population included women of ages 15-49 years who were married or in a union at the time of the survey. The outcome was unmet need for family planning which captures the prevalence of fecund and sexually active women not using contraception, who want to delay or limit childbearing. We cal

SUBMITTER: Devaraj K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11003006 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature