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

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Zakir Husain Mousumi Dutta

Fertility Control in a Risk Society

Analysing Contraception Choice of Urban Elites in India

Zakir Husain, Mousumi Dutta

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English

Springer, India, Private Ltd
14 November 2016

Ethical issues: abortion & birth control; Population & demography; Political economy; Materno-fetal medicine

Series: SpringerBriefs in Population Studies

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.

By: Zakir Husain, Mousumi Dutta
Imprint: Springer, India, Private Ltd
Edition: 1st ed. 2017
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 2.409kg
ISBN: 9788132236832
ISBN 10: 8132236831
Series: SpringerBriefs in Population Studies
Pages: 132
Publication Date: 14 November 2016
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Behavioural contraception methods: An introduction.-2. Methodological issues.- 3.Ultra-modernism, or son preference? Analysis of NFHS data.- 4. Current contraception use: A survey of currently married graduates in Kolkata.- 5. Method, or methods? What happens over the life span.- 6. Contraception in a risk society: A new approach to studying reproductive behaviour.- 7. Behavioural Contraception Methods and Urban Graduates: Summing Up the Evidence.

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