Is low income a constraint to contraceptive use among the Pakistani poor?

This paper examines whether low income is a barrier to contraceptive use in Pakistan, a country in which economic conditions are deteriorating at a ti me when the private sector is becoming a ml,re important supplier of contra ception. Multivariate regression analysis performed using the Pakistan Cont raceptive Demand Survey suggests that low income is a deterrent to modern c ontraceptive use in Pakistan. This is particularly the case for contracepti ve methods supplied through the private sector. It is concluded that, if th e aim of family planning programmes is to reach low-income people, the pric es of contraceptives supplied through the private sector should be kept as low as possible.