ANALYZING THE EFFECT OF WOMANLY EDUCATION ON CONTRACEPTIVE PRACTICES IN PAKISTAN: A LOGISTIC REGRESSION APPROACH

Abstract

The research looks into the major factors that determine the use of contraceptives amongst women in Pakistan based on data obtained through a national-level demographic survey. A binary logistic regression model was used to determine the socio-demographic and economic variable that related with the adoption of contraceptives. The use or non-use of contraceptives was the dependent variable; the predictors were the region, place of residence, education, age at first birth, age at first marriage, knowledge of contraceptives, media exposure, wealth index, education of husband, and age. The findings demonstrate that region, education, wealth, age and media exposure have significant impacts on the use of contraceptives. Women in Punjab, KPK, Gilgit Baltistan, and ICT are more likely to be using contraceptives whereas those in Balochistan are less likely. Strong positive predictors are urban residence, higher education, media exposure and economic stability. The paper finds that education, media awareness creation and improved access to family planning services have the potential to raise the number of Pakistanis using contraceptives.