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Table 4 Current contraceptive use and gender measures among men in four study cities, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2010

From: Men’s attitudes on gender equality and their contraceptive use in Uttar Pradesh India

Gender measures

Percentage of men who are current modern contraceptive method users by gender measure

(n = 6431)

Gender Sensitive Decision Making (GSDM)

 

Less sensitive

56.8

Moderately sensitive

60.4

Highly sensitive

61.0*

Restrictions of wife’s mobility

 

Less restrictive

61.8

Moderately restrictive

57.1

Highly restrictive

61.4**

Gender equal attitude scale

 

Less gender equal attitude

55.7

Moderate gender equal attitude

59.0

High gender equal attitude

63.4***

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.