TY - JOUR AU - Biswas, Bijit AU - Kumar, Abhishek AU - Agarwal, Neeraj PY - 2020/06/30 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Predictors of Male Sterilization among Eligible, Modern Method of Family Planning Users in India: Evidence from a Nationwide Survey JF - Indian Journal of Community Health JA - Indian J Community Health VL - 32 IS - 2 SE - Original Article DO - 10.47203/IJCH.2020.v32i02.014 UR - https://www.iapsmupuk.org/journal/index.php/IJCH/article/view/1400 SP - 378 - 385 AB - <p><strong>Background</strong>: Male sterilization despite being more cost-effective compared to female sterilization is opted by very few Indian eligible couple as family planning (FP) method. <strong>Aims &amp; Objectives</strong>: To find out attributes of male sterilization among current eligible modern family planning methods users in India. <strong>Material &amp; Methods</strong>: It was an observational study, cross-sectional in design based on fourth round of national family health survey (NFHS-4) 2015-16 men’s datasheet. There were in total 112122 data, of which 11772 sample population who had completed their family, been using modern methods of family planning and wife in reproductive age (15-49) were selected for analysis. <strong>Results</strong>: Among the study subjects, 377(3.2%) underwent male sterilization. In multivariable model those who were residing in southern India; Hindu by religion; scheduled caste (SC)/scheduled tribe (ST) by caste; belonged to lower quintile of wealth index; covered by a health insurance scheme; perceived ?2 children as ideal number of children; husbands not working and employed seasonally/occasionally were more likely to undergo male sterilization adjusted with the age of husband, wife, their place of residence and property ownership status. <strong>Conclusion</strong>: Male sterilization in the sample population was significantly predicted by the region, religion, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, husbands employment status etc.</p> ER -