Socio-economic factors in family planning adoption
Raju, S.S.
Social Change 17(1): 53-59
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0049-0857 Document Number: 381794
The variation in the influence of some of the vital socioeconomic status variables on the adoption of contraception over a period of time is studied among the adopters of two extreme cultural groups, scheduled castes and caste Hindus in primary health centre areas of Andhra Pradesh state. It was found that the association between the selected socioeconomic variables and adoption of contraception was highly significant among those who have adopted in less than five years as compared to those who adopted before five years or more. Further, the association was more pronouced among the caste Hindus, a developed community as against the scheduled castes, a less developed community.