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Volume : II, Issue : IV, May - 2012 Prospects of Family Planning in India: An Empirical Analysis Tarique Hassan and Zeba Nisar Published By : Laxmi Book Publication Abstract : This paper uses the NFHS-3 (2005-06) survey data on family planning to examine the prospects of
family planning among different religious groups of the country by emphasizing on the issues related to the
perception and knowledge of contraception, and the means of exposures to family planning messages, and
its needs at the present scenario. The study reveals that the extent of knowledge of contraceptive methods
has been highest in the religion of Buddhism and Jainism, while, the Christians witnessed the lowest
knowledge of contraceptive methods among all the major religious communities. Moreover, there were
significant differentials in the adoption of sterilization between each of the religious groups, highlighting the
lowest use of sterilization by Muslim women and highest by Buddhist women. In addition, the frequency of
use of any modern method at the time of sex is lowest in Muslims. Keywords : Article : Cite This Article : Tarique Hassan and Zeba Nisar, (2012). Prospects of Family Planning in India: An Empirical Analysis. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. II, Issue. IV, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/930.pdf References : - Adioetomo, S.M. (1995) The role of religion in the construction of the small family norm in Java, Indonesia, Journal of Population, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 107- 129.
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