Male sterilisation not preferred method of family planning: Survey
July 17th, 2012 - 12:33 am ICT by IANSNew Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Male sterilisation continues to remain the least preferred method of family planning despite efforts by the government to publicize it, according to the annual health survey released Monday.
The survey was conducted in 284 districts in nine states - Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisg arh and Assam, constituting 48 percent of India’s population.
The survey found that female sterilisation is the most preferred method of family planning while percentage of male sterilisation continues to remain negligible.
“We have been trying to emphasize on male sterilisation and males are coming forward for sterilisation in last few years but more needs to be done,” said Health Secretary P.K. Pradhan.
The survey found stark differences among and within states on parameters like total fertility rate, current usage of family planning, mean age at marriage, delivery care and immunisation.
More than half of currently married woman aged 15-49 years are not using any method of family planning in Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Bihar.
“As many as 98 districts have reported less than 50 percent current usage of any method of family planning. Only 12 districts of 284 surveyed districts feature in 70 percent and above category,” said the survey.
The survey found that in 164 districts, a woman bears more than three children on an average with the highest (six) born to a woman in Shrawasti (Uttar Pradesh) and lowest (two) in Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand.
The survey found that marriages among females taking place below legal age (18 years) are rampant in rural areas as compared to urban areas.
“In rural areas every fourth marriage in Rajasthan, every fifth in Bihar and Jharkhand takes place below the legal age. It has been noted that higher proportion of males are getting married below legal age (21 years) as compared to females in these states,” it said.
- Child marriages rampant in Odisha, says survey - Aug 17, 2012
- Child marriages are rampant in Odisha, says health survey - Aug 17, 2012
- Sex ratio better in villages than cities, says survey - Aug 10, 2011
- Bihar has most child marriages: Unicef - Sep 09, 2011
- To combat 'silent killers', India to conduct survey - Aug 12, 2012
- Age no bar in India when it comes to marriage! - May 16, 2011
- Now, free condoms, contraceptives at your doorstep! - Jun 18, 2011
- 62 percent women feel domestic abuse is right! - Sep 18, 2011
- One breaks free, but child marriages go on in Madhya Pradesh - May 14, 2010
- Arms smuggler held in Uttar Pradesh - Sep 10, 2011
- India reports one polio case this year - Aug 09, 2011
- Endangered pheasant species multiply in Himalayan park (With Image) - May 08, 2012
- Trooper commits suicide in Uttar Pradesh - May 04, 2010
- India's population to surpass China by 2050 - Jul 11, 2010
- Lucknow Maulana issues fatwa against female foeticide - Apr 20, 2011
Tags: age 18, annual health, arh, assam, bihar, delivery care, female sterilisation, fertility rate, health secretary, health survey, male sterilisation, married woman, method of family planning, New Delhi, pithoragarh, preferred method, rajasthan, rural areas, stark differences, survey found that