Family Planning Use among Urban Poor Women from Six Cities of Uttar Pradesh, India

摘要: Family planning has widespread positive impacts for population health and well-being; contraceptive use not only decreases unintended pregnancies reduces infant maternal mortality morbidity, but it is critical to the achievement of Millennium Development Goals. This study uses baseline, representative data from six cities in Uttar Pradesh, India examine family among urban poor. Data were collected about 3,000 currently married women each city (Allahabad, Agra, Varanasi, Aligarh, Gorakhpur, Moradabad) a total sample size 17,643 women. Participating asked their fertility desires, use, reproductive health. The survey over-sampled slum residents; this permits in-depth analyses poor behaviors. Bivariate multivariate are used role wealth education on unmet need planning. Across all cities, 50% report modern method use. Women areas generally less those who more likely be sterilized than other methods, including condoms hormonal methods. there higher limit childbearing spacing births. Poorer have an richer both non-slum samples; effect attenuated when included analysis. Programs seeking target Pradesh elsewhere may better served identify educated these with appropriate messages methods that meet current future desire needs.