Inter-spouse communication, contraceptive use and family size: relationship examined in Bihar and Tamil Nadu

Abstract

Inter-spouse communication, though not a new dimension of fertility and family planning research, has remained much less explored in the Indian context than any other correlate of contraceptive use and current fertility. It has been observed that all women who show an interest in the use of family planning and are keen to space their births do not actually practice birth planning during their active reproductive years. The reason(s) that naturally comes into mind is (are) the intermediate factor(s) responsible for this lapse, and inter-spouse communication
could be one such factor.