CONTRACEPTIVE USE AMONG

ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN INDIA

Analysis of the India national family health survey-3, 2005-06

MARRIED
ADOLESCENT 1 in 3 girls does not want a child in
GIRLS AGED the next two years and still only

15-19 YEARS 15.7%

are using contraceptive methods

MAIN REASONS FOR NON-USE

OF CONTRACEPTION

27.5% 15.8% 13.9%

are breastfeeding their menses have not husband or partner
returned after giving birth is opposed

METHODS OF CONTRACEPTION

9 in 10 girls 1 in every 100 girls

are not using any uses female sterilization
contraception method

1 in every 40 girls 1 in every 20 girls

is using male condoms is using traditional methods,
withdrawal or periodic
abstinence
1 in every 50 girls
is using pills

Adapted from : WHO. Adolescent contraceptive use. Available from

http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/252382/WHO-RHR-16.62-eng.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y. Accessed on 03-04-2018
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 CONTRACEPTIVE USE AMONG
ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN INDIA
Analysis of the India national family health survey-3, 2005-06

UNMARRIED
ADOLESCENT 1 in 3 girls do not want a child
GIRLS AGED in the next two years and are still
not using any contraceptive
15-19 YEARS method to prevent pregnancy.

MAIN REASONS FOR NON-USE

OF CONTRACEPTION

44.1% 29.7% 24.7%

not being married infrequent sex not having sex

METHODS OF CONTRACEPTION

7 in every 10 girls 1 in every 10 girls

are not using any is using male condoms
contraception method

1 in every 10 girls
is using traditional methods,
withdrawal or periodic
abstinence

Adapted from : WHO. Adolescent contraceptive use. Available from

http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/252382/WHO-RHR-16.62-eng.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y. Accessed on 03-04-2018