Table 1.
Percentage of women having knowledge of emergency contraceptive pills (ECP), across various background characteristics, NFHS 2005–06 and 2019–21, India
| Knowledge | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | 2005–06 % (Sample) | 2019–21 % (Sample) | Change from 2005–06 to 2019–21 |
| Overall | 10.75% (124 385) | 47.61% (724 115) | 36.86% |
| Age group | |||
| 15–19 | 5.96% (23 955) | 30.47% (122 480) | 24.51% |
| 20–24 | 10.68% (22 807) | 48.43% (118 700) | 37.75% |
| 25–29 | 12.83% (20 653) | 55.18% (118 379) | 42.35% |
| 30–34 | 12.82% (17 867) | 55.49% (101 049) | 42.67% |
| 35–39 | 12.84% (16 158) | 52.41% (98 068) | 39.57% |
| 40–44 | 11.62% (13 138) | 48.96% (81 380) | 37.34% |
| 45–49 | 10.48% (9807) | 44.64% (84 059) | 34.16% |
| Place of residence | |||
| Urban | 16.14% (56 961) | 55.36% (179 535) | 39.22% |
| Rural | 8.12% (67 424) | 43.88% (544 580) | 35.76% |
| Education level | |||
| No education | 5.74% (39 769) | 38% (167 304) | 32.26% |
| Primary | 9.95% (17 756) | 44.33% (84 983) | 34.38% |
| Secondary | 13.03% (53 882) | 47.99% (370 012) | 34.96% |
| Higher | 28.52% (12 966) | 62.61% (101 816) | 34.09% |
| Wealth index | |||
| Poorest | 4.98% (14 077) | 36.99% (149 844) | 32.01% |
| Poorer | 6.64% (17 652) | 42.01% (160 340) | 35.37% |
| Middle | 7.66% (23 682) | 46.05% (151 505) | 38.39% |
| Richer | 11.97% (30 136) | 50.73% (139 607) | 38.76% |
| Richest | 20.37% (38 838) | 61.28% (122 819) | 40.91% |
| Religion | |||
| Hindu | 10.95% (89 957) | 47.85% (546 007) | 36.9% |
| Muslim | 8.4% (16 742) | 45.69% (90 729) | 37.29% |
| Christian | 13.96% (10 977) | 42.72% (52 146) | 28.76% |
| Sikh | 13.91% (2772) | 53.32% (16 200) | 39.41% |
| Buddhist | 8.88% (1765) | 59.84% (9076) | 50.96% |
| Other | 15.73% (2172) | 49.03% (9957) | 33.3% |
| Marital status | |||
| Never married | 6.88% (30 661) | 34.58% (181 285) | 27.7% |
| Ever married | 11.75% (93 724) | 51.67% (542 830) | 39.92% |
| Parity | |||
| 0 | 8.12% (39 776) | 38.44% (230 096) | 30.32% |
| 1 | 14.87% (15 144) | 58.32% (99 448) | 43.45% |
| 2 | 15.17% (24 554) | 53.96% (184 683) | 38.79% |
| 3+ | 9.22% (44 911) | 46.13% (209 888) | 36.91% |
| Desire for children | |||
| Spacing | 10.97% (22 346) | 54.46% (120 851) | 43.49% |
| Undecided | 12.65% (1437) | 58.17% (23 036) | 45.52% |
| Limiting | 13.14% (33 124) | 54.6% (183 556) | 41.46% |
| Sterilized/infecund/never had sex | 9.46% (67 023) | 41.78% (379 553) | 32.32% |
| Current pregnancy wanted | |||
| Yes | 10.14% (4415) | 53.11% (25 596) | 42.97% |
| No | 10.49% (1415) | 47.32% (2812) | 36.83% |
| Pregnancy ended in abortion in past 5 years | |||
| No | 54.37 (181 190) | ||
| Yes | 60.23% (7696) | ||
| Region | |||
| North | 13.06% (23 139) | 57.14% (147 615) | 44.08% |
| Central | 10.92% (22 420) | 44.27% (170 002) | 33.35% |
| East | 8.81% (18 135) | 49.4% (118 357) | 40.59% |
| Northeast | 9.13% (21 843) | 49.27% (103 433) | 40.14% |
| West | 14.31% (16 227) | 52.1% (71 841) | 37.79% |
| South | 9.07% (22 621) | 39.72% (112 867) | 30.65% |
| Current contraceptive method | |||
| Not using | 8.45% (71 811) | 41.73% (373 721) | 33.28% |
| Pill | 17.19% (3503) | 62.25% (29 944) | 45.06% |
| IUD | 23.9% (2049) | 61.53% (13 900) | 37.63% |
| Male condom | 23.08% (5923) | 67.23% (48 379) | 44.15% |
| Female sterilization | 11.22% (32 575) | 47.55% (189 021) | 36.33% |
| Traditional method | 16.51% (7095) | 56.48% (57 293) | 39.97% |
| Other | 13.19% (1429) | 57.75% (11 497) | 44.56% |
Note: Percentages are weighted and sample numbers are unweighted. Differences during 2005–6 and 2019–21 are significant at P < 0.05 across all the variables. P values are obtained by applying Z-test for proportion for comparing percentage distribution of women across survey rounds by subgroups of each of the characteristic.