Comparative analysis of contraceptive use in Punjab and Manipur: exploring beyond women's education and empowerment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Women's education and empowerment are important predictors of contraceptive use across countries. However, two of the Indian states, namely, Punjab and Manipur, showed large variations in contraceptive use, despite the similar level of women's educational attainment and empowerment. Therefore, this paper attempts to understand variation in contraceptive use between these states, despite having similar level of educational attainment and empowerment among the married women.

Methods

This study primarily used cross-sectional data of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 2015-16 and to some extent the District Level Household Survey (DLHS) 2012-13 data. The analytical sample includes 13,730 currently married women in Punjab and 8,872 in Manipur. Modern contraceptiv

SUBMITTER: Sharma A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9016937 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature