Report 2011 - Deepalaya
Report 2011 - Deepalaya
Report 2011 - Deepalaya
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ural 128 Age at marriage<br />
“In India some demographers have estimated that if marriages were postponed from the age of 16 to 20-21,<br />
the number of births would decrease by 20-30 %. 129 ”<br />
“The national average for age at marriage is 20.5 years (…) The exceptions are the rural areas, where a<br />
substantial proportion of marriages continue to take place when the girl is around 16 years of age” 130 .<br />
Average age at marriage in Haryana is 19,7 years old for total population vs 19,2 years old in rural areas 131<br />
In Haryana, proportion of girls who get married before 18 years old represents 15, 9 % (18,5 % in rural areas) 132<br />
Fertility rate<br />
“(In India) Total fertility rate has come down from 6 children per woman to slightly more than 3 children in<br />
1999. 133 ”<br />
According to MCH data, total fertility rate in India is 2,8 in 2007 134 .<br />
According to the results of the NFHS-3, other factors contributing to low fertility rate are education, high<br />
economic status, good nutritional status, better health conditions, housing, family planning, etc. 135<br />
Family planning<br />
Family planning method in Haryana: 62.0 % of total population are using any kind of method and 61.8 % in rural<br />
areas. 2.8 % are using pills (2.6% In rural areas) 136<br />
At country level, for years 2000-2007, couple protection rate by any family planning method is 56% according to<br />
MCH 137 .<br />
ANC<br />
In Haryana, 87,3 % of mothers have received any ANC (85,2% in rural areas). 51,9% of mothers have received 3<br />
or more ANC (47,2 % in rural areas) 138 .<br />
Studies show that antenatal care coverage for years 2000-2007 in India are 74 % (at least once) and 37 % (at<br />
128 R e f e r e n c e 7 p . 3<br />
129 Reference 2 - p . 4 1 8<br />
130 Reference 2 - p . 4 1 8<br />
131 Reference 7 - p. 3<br />
132 Reference 7 - p.3<br />
133 R e f e r e n c e 8 - p.1<br />
134 Reference 2 - p. 478, table 11<br />
135 Reference 2 - p.418<br />
136 R e f e r e n c e 7 - p . 4<br />
137 Reference 2 - p.478, table 11<br />
138 Reference 7 - p.4