Disparities in the Utilisation of Family Planning Services Among the Districts of South India: A Review of NFHS-5

Abstract

Background: This study focuses on district-wise inequalities in the use of South Indian districts.

Methods: District-wise analysis of the fifth National Family Health Survey (NFHS) round was conducted. Cluster analysis was performed to classify districts into homogenous groups, and descriptive analysis was used to compare states' use.

Results: Three clusters were formed based on the cluster analysis and were characterized by high, medium, and low usage. States such as Andhra Pradesh and Telangana recorded higher usage, whereas the rest were scattered around medium and low levels.

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Funding Information: The main author received a fellowship from the University Grants Commission as a Junior Research Fellowship, and the corresponding author is an assistant professor of Economics at Mahatma Gandhi College Thiruvananthapuram.

Conflict of Interests: he authors declare that all expenses are self-funded and that no personal or financial relationships with any individual or organization would influence the study.

Keywords: Family planning, contraceptive, unmet needs, clustering, Sterilization, Quality of Services, NFHS-5