Association between tribal status and spacing contraceptive use in rural Maharashtra, India

作者：Battala Madhusudana; Raj Anita^*; Ghule Mohan; Nair Saritha; Silverman Jay; Dasgupta Anindita; Donta Balaiah; Saggurti Niranjan

来源：Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, 2016, 7: 78-80.

DOI：10.1016/j.srhc.2015.11.009

• Contraceptive use
• Tribal population
• Maharashtra
• Rural India

This study examines associations between tribal status and spacing contraception use (SCU) in rural Maharashtra, India. Cross-sectional analyses were conducted on baseline survey data from non-sterilized married couples (n= 867) participating in the CHARM family planning evaluation study. Participants were aged 18-30 years and 67.6% were tribal; 27.7% reported current SCU. Crude regression analyses indicated that tribals were less likely to use contraception (AOR= 0.04, 95% CI = 0.29, 0.54); this association was lost after adjusting for education, higher parity and desire for pregnancy, factors associated with tribal status. Findings suggest that lower SCU among tribals is driven by social vulnerabilities and higher fertility preferences.

• 出版日期2016-3
• 单位河北医科大学