International Institute for Population Sciences

The unequal burden of choice: assessing the cafeteria approach and method skew in India’s family planning landscape (1992–2021)

Family planning programmes aim to provide individuals with informed choices across a range of contraceptive methods. In India, the cafeteria approach was introduced to expand contraceptive options and help couples to choose methods according to their reproductive needs and prefer...

The effect of number of children on loneliness: a nationally-representative instrumental-variable study in India

Abstract Background This study aimed to investigate the causal effect of the number of children on loneliness among older parents in India. Methods We used nationally representative data from Wave 1 of the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI). Our analytical sample comprised...

Determinants and spatial patterns of hygienic menstrual practices among tribal Women in India

Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) is a critical yet neglected component of women’s reproductive health in India, particularly among tribal populations who face compounded socio-economic, cultural, and geographic disadvantages. Despite improvements in hygienic menstrual practices...