Assessing the determinants of unmet needs regarding contraceptive use among married women in Gurugram, Haryana, Indi

Abstract

Introduction

Unmet needs of family planning in India has subsided to an extent, but still the gaps in rural areas are high and a

matter of concern. Family planning has two main objectives: To have only the desired number of children and to

have proper spacing in pregnancies. Knowledge and practice of family planning are strongly related to education,

labour force participation and fertility. This has led us to achieve the unmet need for family planning down to 9%

from 13% asreported in NFHS-4.

Aim & Objectives

To find out the determinants of Unmet needs of contraceptives and the association of socio-demographic factors

with the unmet needs.

Methodology

The study was a cross sectional study done in the rural area of Gurugram among the reproductive females in the

age group of 18-45 years. Those who were willing to participate were included in the study. A pre-tested and pre

structured questionnaire was developed and given to the participants. Probability Proportional to Size was used as

sampling method.The sample size was 360.Chi Square test was applied to find the statistical association.

Results: In the study, Unmet needs experienced by the study participants came out to be among 58(16.11%). The

Unmet need for spacing was among 18 participants (31.03%) and unmet needs for limiting the number of children

was feltby 40 participants (72.72%).Majority of females 48 of them (37.5%) who were sexually active and wanted to

use any contraceptive method but was not currently using due to husband’s or In-Laws decision against its use.The

association between low education and poor socio-economic status was significant with high unmet needs

prevalent among the participants.

Conclusion: Targeting unmet needs of Family Planning is needed the overall growth and development of a female

including her mental and physical health.