Inequalities in demand satisfied with modern methods of family planning among women aged 15-49 years: a secondary data analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys of six South Asian countries.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate educational and wealth inequalities in demand satisfied with modern methods of family planning (mDFPS).

Design

A secondary data analyses of Demographic and Health Surveys.

Setting

Six South Asian countries, Afghanistan (2015), Bangladesh (2014), India (2015-2016), Maldives (2016-2017), Nepal (2016) and Pakistan (2017-2018).

Participants

Women aged 15-49 years. Primary and secondary outcome measures mDFPS was defined as married women aged 15-49 years or their partners, who desired no child, no additional children or to postpone the next pregnancy and who are currently using any modern contraceptive method. We estimated weighted and age-standardised estimates of mDFPS. We calculated the slope index of inequality (SII) and relative index of i

SUBMITTER: Sreeramareddy CT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9189818 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature