scholarly journals Association between modern contraceptive use and child mortality in India: A calendar data analysis of the National Family Health Survey (2015-16)

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 100588
Author(s):  
Ankita Shukla ◽  
Abhishek Kumar ◽  
Arupendra Mozumdar ◽  
Kumudha Aruldas ◽  
Rajib Acharya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Child Mortality ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Contraceptive Use ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Modern Contraceptive ◽  
National Family Health Survey ◽  
National Family ◽  
Modern Contraceptive Use ◽  
Calendar Data

scholarly journals Intrahousehold influence on contraceptive use among married Indian women: Evidence from the National Family Health Survey 2015–16

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 100603
Author(s):  
Mukesh Ranjan ◽  
Arupendra Mozumdar ◽  
Rajib Acharya ◽  
Subrato Kumar Mondal ◽  
Niranjan Saggurti
Keyword(s):  
Health Survey ◽  
Contraceptive Use ◽  
Family Health ◽  
National Family Health Survey ◽  
Indian Women ◽  
National Family

Contraceptive use and its effect on Indian women’s empowerment: evidence from the National Family Health Survey-4

2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 523-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Biplab Dhak ◽  
Niranjan Saggurti ◽  
Faujdar Ram
Keyword(s):  
Health Survey ◽  
Contraceptive Use ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Women's Empowerment ◽  
Potential Effect ◽  
Women’S Empowerment ◽  
National Family Health Survey ◽  
Critical Pathways ◽  
National Family ◽  
Using Data

AbstractThe positive effect of women’s empowerment on the use of contraceptives is well established. However, the reverse effect, i.e. the potential effect of use of contraceptives on women’s empowerment, is relatively unexplored. This study examined the direct impact of contraceptive use on women’s empowerment in currently married women aged 15–49 years in India using data from the National Family Health Survey-4 conducted in 2015–16. A two-stage least squares (2SLS) regression model was used to account for the issue of endogeneity that appears in a general logit model. The use of contraceptives by the sample women was found to be associated with greater women’s empowerment in terms of both their mobility and decision-making power. The pathways to greater women’s empowerment are often presumed to be factors such as changing perception of their domestic role and sense of control over their own body. While these are integral, this paper highlights how the possible control over family size and birth interval through use of contraception may also be critical pathways to increasing women’s empowerment.

Maternal Education and Child Mortality Differentials: An Upshot From the National Family Health Survey 2015–2016, India

2020 ◽  
pp. 003022281986040
Author(s):  
Salim Mandal ◽  
Pradip Chouhan
Keyword(s):  
Child Mortality ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Maternal Education ◽  
Family Health ◽  
National Family Health Survey ◽  
Mortality Differentials ◽  
National Family ◽  
Maternal Educational Level ◽  
Nationally Representative

Child mortality is a sociodemographical problem in India. Although nationally representative survey (National Family Health Survey) showed child mortality was gradually declining, that was not satisfactory, and child mortality differentials prevailed all over India. The study intended to identify the effect of maternal educational level along with some sociodemographical determinants on the mortality of their children. The study was run through bivariate association and logistic regression using the data from National Family Health Survey-4 (2015–2016). Findings declared that maternal education had significantly high influence (odds ratio: no education 3.9, primary 2.9, secondary 1.8; adjusted odds ratio: no education 2.9, primary 2.3, secondary 1.6) on child mortality in the Indian context.

scholarly journals Family Planning Practices in Kerala: A Critical Appraisal Using National Family Health Survey Data

2021 ◽  
pp. 263394472110647
Author(s):  
Reshma Ramesh ◽  
Kannamkottapilly Chandrasekharan Prajitha
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Family Health ◽  
The State ◽  
Initial Increase ◽  
Modern Contraceptive ◽  
National Family Health Survey ◽  
National Family ◽  
Contraceptive Prevalence

Background Adequate attention to family planning can not only reduce poverty and hunger in countries with high birth rates but also avert maternal and childhood deaths. Kerala, the southernmost state of India, has achieved its replacement level fertility rate far ahead of India. The study aims to analyze the contraceptive prevalence of the state over the years and also at the district level and the choices of different family planning methods in the state. Methodology This study is a secondary data analysis using the available information from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) available from “The demographic health survey program’s data distribution system.” Results The contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) of Kerala showed an initial increase followed by a sudden fall by more than 10% in 10 years period during the 2015 survey, thereafter stabilized in 2019. Among the modern contraceptive methods, the most commonly used method consistently over the years was female sterilization (46.6%) and the least common method was male sterilization (0.1%). The unmet needs in family planning in the state varied across the districts from as high as 19.3% to 5.6% though it was reduced by 1.2 percentage units as compared to NFHS-4 data. Conclusion The findings contradict the assumption that the use of modern spacing techniques will increase with female literacy and a higher standard of living. Female-oriented nature of family planning practices in the state should be revisited and strategies should be brought to bring equal participation of males and females. Districts with reduced CPR should be prioritized and region-specific policy recommendations are necessary to address specific needs.

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