Intrahousehold influence on contraceptive use among married Indian women: Evidence from the National Family Health Survey 2015-16.

ABSTRACT:

Background

India, where more than one married woman of reproductive age often live in the same household, provides an ideal setting to promote family planning through intrahousehold influence.

Objectives

This study examined the association between use of modern contraceptives by young married women, and other married women live in the same household.

Methods

We included 31,361 currently married women of 15-24 years from women data of the National Family Health Survey 2015-16. Each of these women was living with another married woman within the same household, who was also interviewed. From each household, we labeled the woman with the shortest marital duration as the Index Woman. The second woman in each household was either labeled as Peer or Other or Elderly (had ma

SUBMITTER: Ranjan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7322208 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature