Exploring the Socio-Economic Factors influencing Women's Use of Modern Contraceptives: An Analysis from NFHS - 5

Providing all women with equal access to their reproductive and sexual health rights is one of the goals of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which have been endorsed by 193 nations, including India, and supported by the UN. It is crucial to provide a variety of safe, efficient, and reasonably priced contraceptive options to fulfill women's contraceptive needs. The study aims to investigate the relation between the use of modern methods of contraceptives, such as condoms, female condoms, pills, IUDs (Intrauterine Devices)/PPIUDs (Postpartum Intrauterine Devices), injectables, and female or male sterilization, and the socio-economic factors influencing the use of them. The study, based on the data collected from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), was conducted in 2019-21. The survey interviewed 724,115 women aged 15-49 across twenty-eight states and eight union territories of India. For this study 67,480 married women have been taken into consideration. The factors influencing the choice of different types of modern contraceptives among the married women who were not pregnant during the survey have been considered. The data were analyzed using different types of statistical techniques. To study the impact of different socioeconomic variables on the choice of modern methods of contraceptives, logistic regression has been performed. The use of different types of contraceptives and the source of various modern methods of contraceptives have been shown through cartographic representations. The results show that factors like age, place of residence, educational status, religion, caste, and other factors play a dominant role in the choice of modern methods of contraceptives.