Family planning and use of long acting reversible contraceptives in Punjab

Punjab province has not witnessed any substantial change in modern method contraceptive use over the last decade. The modern method contraceptive prevalence rate (mCPR) increased only by 2.9%1 points between 2003 (27%) to 2017 (29.9%). However, during the same period some of the other reproductive health indicators have improved substantially. For example, delivery by a skilled birth attendant increased from 32% to 76% and antenatal care improved from 44% to 87%2 between 2003 and 2017.

The contraceptive method mix has remained largely the same over the last decade. Female sterilization and condom use remained the two most preferred methods in Punjab. The use of Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs) has remained low.