Factors Affecting Contraceptive Use in Pakistan

Abstract

The word contraception can be defined as Birth control, which is a method or techniques used to prevent pregnancy after intercourse. We can also define contraception as the intentional prevention of fertilization during sexual activity, via man made things such as different devices medicines and sexual practices. The objective of this study is to evaluate the type of contraception used by men in Pakistan. In this study we use some socio-economic variables to find the use of contraception in Pakistan. The data used in this study has been published in “Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey (PDHS)” in 2018. The data comprises of information regarding demographic and socio-economic variables in Pakistan only for the year 2017-18. In this study we use only ever married men data and the age of men between 15-49. We use nine variables each comprising of 3625 observations in this study. The method of logistics regression is used to evaluate the findings. To determine the relevance of various factors, we employed the univariate, bivariate, and logistic analysis methods. The overall proportion of ever married males who use contraception is 25.7 percent, which is quite low. The findings indicate that the optimal age for contraceptive usage in Pakistani males is between 40 and 44. It is possible that as people age, their usage of contraception rises as well. Additionally, it is crucial because as one's educational level grows, so does the usage of contraception. We discovered a need to advocate for family planning policies and contraceptive usage in Pakistan.