Caste as a Differential Factor in Fertility and Contraception Rates
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17762/msea.v71i4.544Abstract
The study aims to throw light on the severe lacking of awareness about the adverse effects of an unchecked rise in population in the rural, uneducated and financially deprived communities. This is evident from the higher Mean number of child born (MCB) of the respective categories. The study finds that the usage of contraceptive depends on factors such as literacy, geographical location and socio-economic conditions. It is found that females in nuclear families tend to practice family planning more than females in joint families. Similar patterns in variables such as the financial conditions, literacy and cultural factors are studied. These aforementioned variables remain the major grounds for the lack of awareness that has been prevalent still. This research paper can be considered to provide a comprehensive, yet insightful understanding of the growing need to promote awareness among the communities of the downtrodden and underprivileged.