Tag
family_planning
3 findings
DevelopmentEconomic Autonomy and Reproductive Agency LinkContextual findings show 44% of married adults in India do not use contraception and female sterilization is the primary method; evaluation results for earnings, empowerment, and fertility are ongoing/forthcoming.RCTHealthUnmet Need for Contraceptive AutonomyState data revealed 48% of married women aged 15-49 were unsterilized, 28% of whom used no contraception despite wanting fewer children; women reported wanting 1.6 children but had 1.99, producing a rural fertility gap of 0.43 children per woman.Observational StudyLabour & employmentWorkplace Network Expansion for Family Planning InformationBaseline state survey revealed 40% female employment compared to 78% male employment; evaluation measures whether job expansion builds social networks that make family planning accessible and affordable.RCT