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Male sterilisation not preferred method of family planning: Survey
Tuesday July 17, 2012 06:30:47 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: 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.
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