Abstract
Background and Objectives: Present study is an attempt to examine the generational patterns of adoption of family planning during extended postpartum period before and after adjusting for individual, household and contextual factors. The study was further extended by analysing timing and type of contraceptive methods used by generations. Methods : Primary survey data from Rohtak district of Haryana, India, was used, in which two successive generations were interviewed regarding family planning and contraception use. Results: Findings demonstrated the different patterns of family planning use across the generations after adjusting for other potential covariates.The early initiation of use of family planning and use of modern methods during postpartum period was higher among younger women. Conclusions: Though, by time and generations there has been a significant change in the extent and patterns of contraceptive adoption among postpartum women, still in few segments, younger generation women reported low use of family planning which calls for urgent policy attention.
Highlights
Background and ObjectivesPresent study is an attempt to examine the generational patterns of adoption of family planning during extended postpartum period before and after adjusting for individual, household and contextual factors
Postpartum contraception use was lower among older generation women
Contraception use during postpartum period was about 63% among younger generation women, while less than half (41%) of the older generation women used any contraceptives within 12 months after child birth
Summary
Present study is an attempt to examine the generational patterns of adoption of family planning during extended postpartum period before and after adjusting for individual, household and contextual factors. Conclusions: Though, by time and generations there has been a significant change in the extent and patterns of contraceptive adoption among postpartum women, still in few segments, younger generation women reported low use of family planning which calls for urgent policy attention. The postpartum period rests upon the return of menstruation after birth. It depends on the intensity and length of breastfeeding [1]. The dynamics of contraceptive use among women in extended postpartum period (12 months after the childbirth) is of interest of the family planning programs and policies in order to ensure that all birth are properly timed, properly spaced and ended by choice. Researchers evidenced that the chances of infant survival are about two times higher among those who born after the birth interval of three to five months [3, 4]
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