TITLE:
Determinants of Modern Contraceptive Use and Unmet Need for Family Planning among the Urban Poor
AUTHORS:
Lavleen Mohan Singh, Shankar Prinja, Pankhuri Rai, Ankita Siddhanta, Ajay Kumar Singh, Atul Sharma, Vineeta Sharma, Saroj Kumar Rana, Kaniz Fatima Muneeza, Akshya Srivastava
KEYWORDS:
Unmet Need, Modern Contraceptives, Urban Poor, Family Planning
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.8 No.5,
May
29,
2020
ABSTRACT: This study aims to examine modern contraceptive use and unmet need of
family planning of urban poor populations in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh as a
part of IPE Global Project PAHAL (Partnerships for Affordable Healthcare Access
and Longevity). Findings from the study reflect that the unmet need of family
planning among the married women in the selected states was more than 15%.
Women having three children reported the highest use of modern contraceptive
methods and the lowest was found among the women having no child. Use of modern
contraception was low among the women who were the head of the households.
Working women, women belonging to richest wealth quintile, women whose husbands
reported to be working and women from male headed households were less likely
to have unmet need for family planning. The findings of the present study
indicate a remarkably low prevalence of modern contraceptive use indicating
considerable high unmet need. This can be a concern and special emphasis of the
policy makers should be on this since it is well researched that modern
contraceptive use and addressing unmet need are of overriding importance in
reducing pregnancy related morbidity, preventing unintended pregnancies that
lead to abortion and will gradually improve reproductive well-being among
women.