Fertility Control in a Risk Society: Analysing Contraception Choice of Urban Elites in India - Couverture souple

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Husain, Zakir; Dutta, Mousumi

 
9788132236832: Fertility Control in a Risk Society: Analysing Contraception Choice of Urban Elites in India
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ISBN 10 : 8132236831 ISBN 13 : 9788132236832
Editeur : Springer, 2016

Synopsis

This book analyses the reasons for relying on behavioural contraception methods among urban ‘elites’ in India and examines their efficacy in controlling fertility. It also traces variations in contraception choice over the reproductive cycle of women.

Although researchers and policy makers generally equate reliance on behavioural contraceptive methods with low levels of education and awareness and lack of desire to control fertility, this perception has been questioned in recent years. The authors’ analysis of the first three rounds of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data in India reveals that behavioural contraceptive methods are popular in eastern India. Moreover, it is urban educated women who rely on behavioural methods, and are apparently able to regulate fertility quite effectively with such methods. NFHS data, however, has some limitations and this motivates the authors to explore birth control methods through primary surveys of currently married graduate women in Kolkata.

The use of behavioural contraception methods is a little researched area globally and this is the first book focusing on the topic in India.

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À propos de l?auteur

Zakir Husain is Associate Professor at the Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India. He uses econometric tools and methods to study issues in education, demography, health, gender and social exclusion. He also teaches general equilibrium analysis, game theory and econometrics.

Email: dzhusain@gmail.com


Mousumi Dutta is Professor at the Department of Economics, Presidency University, Kolkata, India. Her research interests are reproductive health, health economics, gender issues and built heritage. She teaches applied econometrics and microeconomics.

Email: dmousumi1970@gmail.com

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Éditeur
Springer
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
8132236831
ISBN 13 
9788132236832
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
152
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