TABLE 3.

Modern Contraceptive Use Among FTPs in Pilot and Non-Pilot Cities by Exposure to Family Planning Information and Sociodemographic Characteristics

 Pilot Cities, %Non-Pilot Cities, %Difference, %
Overall38.531.96.6a
Exposure to FP information through ASHA
 No36.430.26.2
 Yes40.735.25.5
Exposure to FP information at an SDP
 No35.629.75.9
 Yes43.833.710.1a
Any exposure (either through ASHA or SDP)
 No35.130.05.1
 Yes40.632.87.8a
Age of women, years
 15–2133.935.8−1.9
 22–2440.429.810.6
Marital duration, years
 Less than41.433.57.8
 5 or more27.924.83.1
Education, years
 None32.619.013.6
 Less than 642.818.524.3
 6–932.330.12.2
 12 or more41.939.12.8
Wealth tertiles
 Poor26.329.1−2.7
 Middle38.635.63.0
 Rich48.031.416.6
Total unweighted number549253 
  • Abbreviations: ASHA, accredited social health activist; FP, family planning; FTP, first-time parent; SDP, service delivery point.

  • a Significant at 5% using z-test.

  • Source: Output Tracking Survey, 2019.