Knowledge and Practice of Family Planning: Are Tribals better than Non-Tribals: A Case from Tribal State of India

Knowledge of Family Planning: Are Tribals better off than non-tribals: A case from India
Abstract
The paper was based on knowledge and practice of modern methods of Family Planning among Tribals and Non-Tribals population of Jharkhand state of India. The research questions were (i) Are tribals marginalized with respect to knowledge on family planning methods? (ii)Are tribal males and females more knowledgeable of the family planning methods than non-tribal?” (iii) Is knowledge related to practice of family planning methods among the tribal and non-tribal population?
The study was a cross sectional study conducted in 11 villages from each of the districts. In total 33 villages were covered. A sample of 274 males and 268 females was covered for the study. The sample was distributed across respondents as per parity. Frequency distribution and chi square was used to analyze the findings.
This paper attempts to show that more than the caste one belongs to, it the status of that caste in the community which determines whether they get marginalized status or not. In a society, where so called marginalized community, that is scheduled caste and scheduled tribe is in majority, their fate is better both relatively and comparatively to the other community.
The Key terms are Tribal, Non-Tribal, Family Planing, Knowledge & Practice