Effect of Family Planning Availability and Accessibility on Contraceptive Use in Nepal

Bibliographic Data

ID10797355
AuthorsJayanti Tuladhar (corresponding author), Jayanti Man Tuladhar
Year1987
Volume18
Issue1
Pages49
Publication date1987-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Family Planning (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0039-3665 • E-ISSN: 1728-4465
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/1966421
PMID3824424
OpenAlexW2032841186
LanguageEN
Citations received10

This study examines the importance of availability and accessibility of family planning services in relation to current contraceptive use in Nepal. The proportion of women who knew of a family planning services outlet in Nepal increased sharply between 1976 and 1981, from 6 percent to 33 percent. The Contraceptive Prevalence Survey data of 1981 indicate that an inverse relationship exists between the prevalence of current contraceptive use and travel time to an outlet. Unfortunately, a majority of current users in Nepal still need more than one hour to reach an outlet. The effects of education and place of residence on contraceptive use become weaker when the analysis is confined to women who have access to an outlet within a half-hour's travel time

Developed country · Developing country · Economic growth · Environmental health · Family planning · Geography · Population · Research methodology · Residence · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Demography · Global Health Care Issues · Global Maternal and Child Health · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Medicine

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