title: Association between tribal status and spacing contraceptive use in rural Maharashtra, India.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Population Council, #142, First Floor, Golf Links, New Delhi 110003, India.
authors.forename: Madhusudana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Battala
authors.affiliation: University of California San Diego School of Medicine, 9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0507, La Jolla, CA 92093-0507, USA; Center on Gender Equity and Health, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0507, La Jolla, CA 92093-0507, USA. Electronic address: anitaraj@ucsd.edu.
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raj
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Jehangir Merwanji Street, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, India.
authors.forename: Mohan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghule
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Jehangir Merwanji Street, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, India.
authors.forename: Saritha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.affiliation: University of California San Diego School of Medicine, 9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0507, La Jolla, CA 92093-0507, USA; Center on Gender Equity and Health, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0507, La Jolla, CA 92093-0507, USA.
authors.forename: Jay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Silverman
authors.affiliation: University of California San Diego School of Medicine, 9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0507, La Jolla, CA 92093-0507, USA; Center on Gender Equity and Health, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0507, La Jolla, CA 92093-0507, USA.
authors.forename: Anindita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dasgupta
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Jehangir Merwanji Street, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, India.
authors.forename: Balaiah
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Donta
authors.affiliation: Population Council, #142, First Floor, Golf Links, New Delhi 110003, India.
authors.forename: Niranjan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saggurti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003267:Contraception; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D005006:Ethnicity; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012424:Rural Population; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Contraceptive use; Maharashtra; Rural India; Tribal population
references.citation: J Health Popul Nutr. 2014 Jun;32(2):342-55
references.pmid: 25076671
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