This study analysed the recent changes and patterns of information received about contraceptive methods by contraceptive users in India – an important indicator of quality of care in family planning services. Data were taken from the third and fourth rounds of National Family and Health Surveys (NFHS) conducted in India during 2005–06 and 2015–16. The Method Information Index (MII) was used to capture the information received by respondents on three aspects of contraceptive method use: information about the side-effects of the method, what to do if they experienced any complication from using the method and information received about other methods of contraception. A separate analysis of information received by users about the permanency of sterilization was also carried out. Logistic regression models were applied to assess the independent effects of users’ background characteristics and their states and union territories of residence on method information received by them. The value of the MII nearly doubled from about 16% in 2004–05 to 31% in 2015–16, indicating a marked increase in the information received by contraceptive users in India over the period between 2005–06 and 2015–16. In addition, the percentage of sterilized women who received information about the permanency of the method also increased, from 67% to 80%, over the period. While considerable progress has been made in the last decade, there is still plenty of scope for improvement in the information received by contraceptive users to advance a voluntary approach to family planning.

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印度女性是否获得了足够的避孕信息？

本研究分析了印度避孕药使用者最近收到的有关避孕方法的信息的变化和模式——这是计划生育服务中护理质量的重要指标。数据取自 2005-06 年和 2015-16 年在印度进行的第三轮和第四轮全国家庭和健康调查 (NFHS)。方法信息指数 (MII) 用于收集受访者收到的关于避孕方法使用的三个方面的信息：有关该方法的副作用的信息、如果他们在使用该方法时遇到任何并发症该怎么办以及收到的关于避孕方法的信息其他避孕方法。还对用户收到的有关灭菌持久性的信息进行了单独分析。应用逻辑回归模型来评估用户的背景特征及其居住的州和联邦领土对他们收到的方法信息的独立影响。MII 的价值几乎翻了一番，从 2004-05 年的约 16% 增加到 2015-16 年的 31%，这表明在 2005-06 年至 2015-16 年期间，印度避孕药具用户收到的信息显着增加。此外，在此期间，收到有关该方法永久性信息的绝育妇女的百分比也从 67% 增加到 80%。尽管在过去十年中取得了相当大的进展，但在避孕用户收到的信息方面仍有很大的改进空间，以推进自愿的计划生育方法。