Spatial heterogeneity in unintended pregnancy and its determinants in India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding the geographic variation of unintended pregnancy is crucial for informing tailored policies and programs to improve maternal and child health outcomes. Although spatial analyses of unintended pregnancy have been conducted in several developing countries, such research is lacking in India. This study addresses this gap by investigating the geographic distribution and determinants of unintended pregnancy in India.

Methods

We analysed data from the National Family Health Survey-5 encompassing 232,920 pregnancies occurring between 2014 and 2021 in India. We conducted a spatial analysis to investigate the distribution of unintended pregnancies at both state and district levels using choropleth maps. To assess spatial autocorrelation, Global Moran's I stat

SUBMITTER: Singh A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11472578 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature