Validation of a family planning self-efficacy measure with married women in Bihar, India: Findings from the Bihar Integrated Family Planning Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Adapting and testing a novel measure of family planning self-efficacy (FPSE) and examining its association with fertility intention and contraceptive use in India.

Study design

Data were analyzed from 13,901 non-sterilized, currently married women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in the Bihar Integrated Family Planning Survey (BIFS) 2021. We adapted an FP Self Efficacy measure comprising women's agency to overcome barriers to accessing, discussing and using contraception, regardless of family pressure and social judgment. We used factor analyses to assess reliability and validity, and regression analyses to examine the associations of FPSE with key family planning outcomes.

Results

The study sample was relatively young (35% below 25 years of age), with 43%

SUBMITTER: Bhan N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11648775 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature