Effect modification of socioeconomic status in the association between contraception methods and couple's education: A secondary analysis of PDHS 2017-18.

ABSTRACT: Globally, the region of South Asia reports the highest number of women (87 million) with unmet needs of contraception. Amongst the lower-middle-income countries of South Asia, Pakistan has performed poorly in enhancing contraceptive prevalence, as evident by the Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (CPR) of 34%. Factors including restricted access to contraception, a restricted selection of techniques, cultural/religious resistance, gender-based hurdles, and societal factors, such as the couple's education level, are among the most important causes for this gap in desire and usage. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the association between couple's education level and their influence on their choice of contraception. In addition, the study also assessed the role of socioeconomic status in modifyi

SUBMITTER: Lakhani S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11226098 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature