Table 2 Health worker outreach among currently married women (15–49 years) who were not using any family planning methods by selected demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, India, 2005–16
From: Health workers’ outreach and intention to use contraceptives among married women in India
Survey year | Percentage of women ever discussed FP with health workers | Percentage of women who had contact with health worker in past 3 months | Percentage of women who had contact in past 3 months and discussed FP with health worker | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005–06 | 2015–16 | Differences during (2016–2005) | 2005–06 | 2015–16 | Differences during (2016–2005) | 2005–06 | 2015–16 | Differences during (2016–2005) | |
Age of women | |||||||||
15–24 years | 13.7 | 27.0 | 13.3 | 27.9 | 44.1 | 16.2 | 6.4 | 16.3 | 9.8 |
25–34 years | 22.0 | 31.0 | 9.0 | 28.9 | 37.6 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 15.9 | 7.4 |
35–49 years | 21.7 | 24.1 | 2.4 | 12.0 | 16.9 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 3.1 |
Parity | |||||||||
0 child | 8.0 | 20.8 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 25.6 | 13.4 | 1.8 | 8.3 | 6.6 |
1 child | 18.4 | 32.4 | 14.0 | 28.9 | 42.5 | 13.7 | 7.2 | 17.4 | 10.3 |
2 children | 23.4 | 31.9 | 8.5 | 29.3 | 34.5 | 5.2 | 9.0 | 15.1 | 6.1 |
3 + children | 22.8 | 24.0 | 1.1 | 25.6 | 27.6 | 2.0 | 7.2 | 10.1 | 2.9 |
Education | |||||||||
No schooling | 14.7 | 20.5 | 5.8 | 23.8 | 27.7 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 8.8 | 3.8 |
1–10 years of schooling | 21.4 | 30.1 | 8.7 | 25.6 | 36.0 | 10.4 | 7.8 | 14.9 | 7.1 |
10+ years of schooling | 26.3 | 32.8 | 6.5 | 18.8 | 34.2 | 15.4 | 7.5 | 15.2 | 7.8 |
Currently working | |||||||||
No | 17.8 | 27.9 | 10.1 | 23.3 | 34.0 | 10.7 | 5.9 | 13.5 | 7.6 |
Yes | 19.4 | 29.5 | 10.1 | 25.1 | 32.0 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 13.8 | 6.9 |
Place of residence | |||||||||
Rural | 17.1 | 26.0 | 9.0 | 27.3 | 35.8 | 8.5 | 6.9 | 13.5 | 6.5 |
Urban | 22.3 | 30.9 | 8.6 | 14.3 | 26.4 | 12.1 | 4.4 | 11.8 | 7.4 |
Wealth quintile | |||||||||
Poorest | 14.7 | 20.9 | 6.2 | 27.2 | 34.5 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 10.9 | 5.1 |
Poor | 17.5 | 26.1 | 8.6 | 27.4 | 35.6 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 13.5 | 6.4 |
Middle | 18.1 | 29.1 | 11.0 | 25.2 | 35.0 | 9.8 | 7.1 | 14.3 | 7.2 |
Rich | 19.6 | 30.9 | 11.3 | 23.0 | 32.4 | 9.4 | 6.3 | 14.2 | 7.9 |
Richest | 24.6 | 32.2 | 7.5 | 13.8 | 26.1 | 12.3 | 5.0 | 12.2 | 7.2 |
Caste | |||||||||
Scheduled Castes | 18.3 | 28.0 | 9.7 | 27.8 | 36.4 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 14.2 | 6.9 |
Scheduled Tribes | 17.4 | 28.1 | 10.7 | 26.3 | 36.2 | 9.9 | 7.3 | 15.1 | 7.8 |
Other Backward Caste | 17.6 | 27.1 | 9.5 | 23.9 | 32.7 | 8.8 | 5.9 | 12.6 | 6.7 |
Other | 20.1 | 28.5 | 8.3 | 20.7 | 28.6 | 8.0 | 5.6 | 11.6 | 6.0 |
Religion | |||||||||
Hindu | 18.5 | 27.7 | 9.2 | 24.3 | 32.8 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 13.0 | 6.6 |
Muslims | 17.2 | 24.7 | 7.5 | 24.0 | 33.4 | 9.5 | 5.7 | 11.6 | 6.0 |
Other | 21.4 | 33.7 | 12.4 | 20.4 | 33.6 | 13.2 | 6.7 | 16.1 | 9.4 |