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. 2020 Jun 25;11:100619. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2020.100619

Table 3.

Percentage of mothers using contraception, initiate breastfeeding and having postnatal check-up of baby by JSY and non-JSY beneficiaries in India, 2015–16.

Variable JSY beneficiaries
Non-JSY beneficiaries
Using any contraceptive method Breast feeding within 1 h Baby's postnatal check-up Using any contraceptive method Breast feeding within 1 h Baby's postnatal check-up
Age of Mother
15–24 35.1 45.8 41.8 34.6 41.8 37.6
24–35 48.3 45.3 40.5 49.2 42.2 37.7
35 and above 49.4 42.3 39.5 51.3 40.5 37.4
Place of Residence
Rural 41.9 44.8 40.8 41.1 41.3 38.7
Urban 50.8 47 41.1 48.4 42.8 36
Level of Education
No education 38.6 40.5 34.9 37.1 36.3 32.4
Primary 44.7 44.2 40.7 44.6 39.8 36.4
Secondary 46.2 48.7 44.5 45.6 44.5 38.9
Higher 45.6 45.3 42.8 45.7 40.6 39.4
Religion
Hindu 43.4 45.3 40.9 44.2 41.7 37.5
Muslim 42.2 43.4 37 41 41.7 36.2
Others 53.4 50.9 54.3 50.8 45.7 42.8
Caste
SC/ST 43.7 47 43.9 43.3 42.9 38.7
Non SC/ST 43.6 44.2 39.1 44.4 41.6 37.2
Sexof Head of the Household
Male 45.2 45.4 41.3 45.2 41.9 37.7
Female 32.6 44 37.9 35.9 42 37.2
Children ever Born
1 30.6 45.5 43.6 29.6 40.3 38.2
2–3 50.9 47 40.8 55.1 43.6 37.7
4 and more 47 39.2 35.5 47.1 39.6 34.5
Wealth Quintile
Poorest 34.7 43.3 35.9 30.7 38.4 31.3
Poorer 43.6 45.1 40.1 39.4 41.7 37.1
Middle 47.5 46.9 44.8 43.9 43.7 38.7
Richer 48.9 46.9 44 46.1 44.2 39.2
Richest 54.6 44.7 44.6 51.1 40 38.2
Pregnancy Complication
No complication 37.9 40.6 31.1 38.7 38.5 30.5
Any complications 48.4 49.1 49.1 47.6 44.2 42.3
Place of delivery
Public 43.7 45.3 40.6 43.8 46.4 37.9
Private 42.0 43.5 48.5 44.3 37.8 37.5