Contraceptive Method Skew in India 1992–2016

Analysis Using a New Method Skew Index

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ID10794891
AuthorsAalok Ranjan Chaurasia (0000-0002-1725-1338, E Ink (South Korea), corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume52
Issue4
Pages487-512
Publication date2021-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Family Planning (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0039-3665 • E-ISSN: 1728-4465
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/sifp.12177
PMID34671984
OpenAlexW3207025255
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited27

This paper analyses method skew in India over more than two decades using a new method skew index. The analysis reveals clear regional pattern in method skew in the country. In north and east regions of the country, method skew is average and below average, but it is high or very high in the south region. We investigate roles of such factors as poverty, education, social class, and religion in deciding the method skew at the district level using the classification modeling approach and find that the roles of these factors are different in different regions of the country. An important finding of the analysis is that there is a positive correlation between the degree of the method skew and contraceptive prevalence at the district level

Econometrics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Index (typography · Poverty · Skew · Statistics · Telecommunications · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Computer Science · Mathematics · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare

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