Inequalities in the Use of Family Planning in Rural Nepal
Table 1
Prevalence of use of any modern method, permanent method, long-acting and short-acting family planning methods by married women of reproductive age (MWRA) residing in rural areas.
Not using any method
Any modern method
Permanent method
Long-acting reversible method
Short-acting method
Total no. of MWRA in rural areas
% (95% CI)
% (95% CI)
% (95% CI)
% (95% CI)
% (95% CI)
All MWRA
4172
56.0 (53.2–58.9)
3033
40.7 (37.9–43.7)
1330
17.9 (15.6–20.4)
169
2.3 (1.7–3.1)
1534
20.6 (18.2–23.2)
7442
Age-group
15–24 years
1315
71.7 (68.0–75.1)
423
23.1 (19.6–26.9)
27
1.5 (0.8–2.5)
27
1.4 (0.9–2.3)
370
20.2 (17.0–23.8)
1833
25–34 years
1591
54.9 (51.2–58.5)
1213
41.8 (38.2–45.6)
449
15.5 (12.8–18.6)
72
2.5 (1.7–3.5)
692
23.9 (20.5–27.6)
2899
35–49 years
1266
46.7 (43.0–50.4)
1397
51.5 (47.9–55.2)
854
31.5 (27.6–35.6)
71
2.6 (1.9–3.7)
472
17.4 (14.8–20.4)
2711
Level of education
Never attended school
2465
55.0 (51.0–59.0)
1908
42.6 (38.7–46.6)
1024
22.9 (19.6–26.5)
98
2.2 (1.6–3.0)
785
17.5 (14.6–20.9)
4481
Primary
520
55.4 (51.3–59.5)
384
40.9 (36.6–45.4)
120
12.8 (10.0–16.3)
21
2.3 (1.3–4.0)
243
25.8 (22.2–29.9)
939
Secondary
972
58.6 (55.5–61.6)
614
37.0 (34.0–40.1)
173
10.4 (8.5–12.7)
44
2.7 (1.8–3.9)
397
23.9 (21.5–26.6)
1659
Higher education
213
58.8 (52.2–65.0)
127
35.1 (28.8–41.9)
12
3.4 (1.8–6.6)
6
1.7 (0.7–3.8)
109
30.0 (23.6–37.3)
362
Wealth quintile
First
845
55.9 (51.5–60.3)
634
41.9 (37.6–46.3)
282
18.6 (15.4–22.3)
31
2.1 (1.2–3.5)
321
21.2 (17.0–26.1)
1512
Second
1035
56.6 (52.5–60.6)
750
41.0 (37.0–45.2)
291
15.9 (13.2–19.1)
52
2.9 (1.8–4.5)
407
22.3 (18.9–26.1)
1828
Third
1055
59.3 (55.0–63.6)
668
37.6 (33.4–41.9)
317
17.9 (14.6–21.6)
31
1.7 (1.0–3.1)
320
18.0 (14.6–22.0)
1778
Fourth
851
55.7 (51.1–60.3)
612
40.1 (35.5–44.8)
271
17.7 (14.7–21.2)
37
2.4 (1.5–3.8)
304
19.9 (16.1–24.4)
1527
Fifth
385
48.3 (43.7–52.9)
369
46.2 (42.0–50.6)
169
21.2 (16.8–26.3)
18
2.3 (1.3–3.9)
182
22.8 (19.1–27.0)
798
Caste/ethnic group
Brahmin/Chhetri
993
54.2 (50.4–58.0)
772
42.1 (38.0–46.4)
355
19.3 (15.5–23.9)
42
2.3 (1.5–3.6)
375
20.5 (17.0–24.4)
1833
Terai Madheshi other caste
665
60.4 (53.8–66.7)
405
36.7 (31.0–42.9)
296
26.9 (21.0–33.8)
6
0.5 (0.2–1.2)
102
9.3 (5.4–15.5)
1101
Dalit
565
59.1 (54.4–63.6)
359
37.6 (33.1–42.3)
160
16.7 (12.7–21.7)
21
2.2 (1.3–3.9)
178
18.6 (14.8–23.1)
956
Newar
75
40.0 (31.4–49.2)
109
58.0 (48.6–66.9)
33
17.7 (10.9–27.3)
2
1.1 (0.2–4.8)
74
39.2 (30.4–48.8)
188
Janajati
1552
53.0 (49.3–56.6)
1282
43.8 (40.1–47.5)
445
15.2 (12.0–19.0)
94
3.2 (2.2–4.6)
743
25.4 (22.4–28.6)
2929
Muslim
263
87.9 (79.3–93.3)
29
9.7 (5.0–18.1)
11
3.7 (1.6–8.1)
1
0.4 (0.1–1.9)
17
5.6 (2.4–12.6)
299
Other
57
42.3 (32.9–52.2)
77
56.7 (47.4–65.6)
30
22.0 (15.7–30.1)
2
1.5 (0.3–7.6)
45
33.2 (24.1–43.8)
136
Time taken to nearest Government health facility
<30 minutes
1425
57.2 (52.2–62.0)
983
39.4 (34.8–44.2)
477
19.1 (16.1–22.6)
61
2.5 (1.5–3.9)
445
17.8 (14.5–21.7)
2493
30–60 minutes
1124
53.1 (49.2–57.0)
919
43.4 (39.4–47.6)
462
21.8 (18.1–26.1)
55
2.6 (1.6–4.2)
403
19.0 (15.8–22.7)
2117
>60 minutes
1623
57.3 (53.4–61.0)
1131
39.9 (36.0–44.0)
391
13.8 (10.9–17.4)
53
1.9 (1.3–2.8)
686
24.2 (21.0–27.8)
2834
Ecological zone
Mountain
253
47.1 (39.7–54.7)
255
47.4 (39.3–55.6)
106
19.6 (10.1–34.6)
14
2.5 (1.3–5.0)
136
25.2 (19.0–32.6)
538
Hill
1940
58.3 (54.1–62.3)
1324
39.8 (35.4–44.3)
388
11.7 (8.6–15.6)
91
2.7 (1.7–4.3)
845
25.4 (21.8–29.3)
3328
Terai
1979
55.3 (50.8–59.8)
1455
40.7 (36.6–44.9)
836
23.4 (20.2–26.9)
65
1.8 (1.2–2.6)
553
15.5 (12.7–18.7)
3577
Note: Numbers may not sum to total due to rounding.