Open AccessAssessment of need for limiting family after two children: A cross-sectional study from a Northern State of India
Author(s) -
Rajesh Kumar Singh,
Amandeep Kaur
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_448_18
Subject(s) - medicine , limiting , family planning , cross sectional study , fertility , multistage sampling , developing country , promotion (chess) , rural area , population , demography , environmental health , research methodology , economic growth , mechanical engineering , pathology , sociology , politics , political science , law , engineering , economics
Success of a programme of free-choice participation, like Family Planning Programme, can be envisaged only when focus is on the needs of the people. Although India was the first country to introduce Family Planning Programme, total fertility rate of 2.1 has not yet been achieved, highlighting that the need of limiting family after two children is not yet felt by the people of India. Therefore, the study was undertaken to assess need for limiting family and permanent methods, and factors influencing it among couples with two or more living children.