It is important to understand the social, physical, and administrative environment in which the grassroots components of a health program function and provide services.

Experts are increasingly emphasizing the need to assess the quality of family planning services from the users' perspective.

The study of female age at marriage in any population is of immense importance due to its strong association with social, economic and demographic change in the population. In India marriages are not only universal but take place at early ages (Nirupama 1981, Pandey 1984, Singh 1986).