Table 2.
Mean and rank order on factors influencing use of contraceptives
| Item No. | Factors influencing contraceptive use are: | Mean | Rank |
| 2 | educational qualification | 3.77 | 1st |
| 10 | health condition | 3.69 | 2nd |
| 5 | number of children | 3.46 | 3rd |
| 8 | access to contraceptives | 3.41 | 4th |
| 19 | sexual interest | 3.40 | 5th |
| 18 | nature of work | 3.39 | 6th |
| 15 | societal norms | 3.39 | 6th |
| 6 | spouse interest | 3.33 | 8th |
| 20 | hormone influence | 3.23 | 9th |
| 12 | financial reasons | 3.16 | 10th |
| 3 | age | 3.14 | 10th |
| 14 | women empowerment | 3.11 | 12th |
| 16 | influence of family member | 3.06 | 13th |
| 11 | child spacing method | 3.06 | 13th |
| 4 | Environment | 3.00 | 15th |
| 9 | awareness on contraceptive uses | 2.94 | 16th |
| 13 | fertility norms | 2.94 | 16th |
| 17 | family planning programmes | 2.83 | 18th |
| 1 | Religion | 2.68 | 19th |
| 7 | socio cultural factors | 2.51 | 20th |