Socio-demographic Differentials and Determinants of Contraception Methods Choice among Currently Married Women in India

The study is an attempt to understand the contraceptive use pattern and method’s choice among currently married women in India. The present study has been utilized DLSH-3 data which is a nation wide survey and collected information from 643944 ever married women aged 15-49 years regarding family planning, contraception, HIV/RTI and other socio-demographic aspects. Bi-variate and Multivariate analysis have been used for this study. Result shows contraception use increases with women’s age. Prevalence of contraceptive usages is higher among Hindu religion, women having no sex preference of child and women belonging in richest wealth quintiles. Women age is found significant determinant of contraceptive methods choice. Condom use is highest in the youngest age. Female sterilization is higher among poor women where as condom use is higher among richest women. Rural women are 17 percent lees likely and working women are two times more likely to choice condom over sterilization.