Open Access
American Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
ISSN (Online): 2378-7031
DOI: 10.46568/arjhss
Trends and Patterns of Contraceptive Use among Currently Married Women in Northeast India: An Evidence from a National Survey
Abstract
Introduction: From 1965 to 2009, contraceptive usage has tripled from 13 per cent to 56 per cent, and the
fertility rates (TFR) decreased from 5.7 to 2.7. Objectives: To understand the trends in contraceptive use and
to study the differentials in traditional and modern contraceptive use in northeast India in the past three
decades.
Data Source and Methodology: The present study is based on all four rounds of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) reports and data as well.
Findings: The overall Contraceptive use among married women improved by 8.0 per cent in Tripura and 9.7 per cent in Assam from 1992 to 2016. Additionally, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, and Manipur had significantly low use of any contraceptive methods. Few states in the northeast (Tripura, and Assam) India, the traditional contraceptive users increased from 1992 to 2005, but after that, it decreased substantially. The modern contraceptive method is the most popular method in northeast India; it has risen 11.4 per cent in the last two decades. The contraceptive prevalence rate is not similar in all the northeastern states. Among the modern methods of contraception, the terminal method is the most prominently accepted in northeast India.
Conclusion: As northeast India is mostly dominated by tribal population, so the way of improving the contraceptive prevalence rate may differ. Therefore, more research is needed to frame proper policies on family planning.
Data Source and Methodology: The present study is based on all four rounds of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) reports and data as well.
Findings: The overall Contraceptive use among married women improved by 8.0 per cent in Tripura and 9.7 per cent in Assam from 1992 to 2016. Additionally, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, and Manipur had significantly low use of any contraceptive methods. Few states in the northeast (Tripura, and Assam) India, the traditional contraceptive users increased from 1992 to 2005, but after that, it decreased substantially. The modern contraceptive method is the most popular method in northeast India; it has risen 11.4 per cent in the last two decades. The contraceptive prevalence rate is not similar in all the northeastern states. Among the modern methods of contraception, the terminal method is the most prominently accepted in northeast India.
Conclusion: As northeast India is mostly dominated by tribal population, so the way of improving the contraceptive prevalence rate may differ. Therefore, more research is needed to frame proper policies on family planning.
