Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) has several impacts on women’s mental, sexual, and reproductive health. It is likely that women experiencing IPV use more contraception to avert pregnancy under unfavourable conditions or vice-versa. Present study evaluated the association between IPV and use of family planning methods among married women in India.

Methods: This study is based on the secondary data derived from the National Family Health survey-5 (NFHS- 5, 2019-21). A total of 53,151 married women aged 15- 49 years selected for domestic violence survey were included in the study. Data was analysed using statistical software SPSS version 28.0. Complex sample logistic regression was used to see the effect of intimate partner violence (IPV) on use of family planning methods.

Results: Results indicated that 26.2% of the women suffered from one or other form of IPV in past one year. Female methods (52.9%) were found to be most commonly used methods of family planning. Women suffered less severe physical violence by intimate partner were 1.2 times more likely to adopt family planning methods. Severe physical violence, sexual violence and emotional violence were not found to be associated with use of family planning methods.

Conclusion: Women who experienced less severe physical violence were more likely to adopt family planning methods. Intervention efforts should focus on screening for IPV, improving access to assistance for women who have experienced spousal violence, and providing greater accessibility to female-controlled contraception.

Harpreet Kaur has completed her PHD from Punjabi University, India. She is currently serving as a Statistician-cum-Assistant Professor in the department of Community Medicine at Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College, Karnal, India. With over 35 publications in reputed national and international journals, Dr Kaur has made significant contributions to the fields of biostatistics, epidemiology and public health research. She is actively involved in mentoring research scholars and at present serves as a co-guide to six DNB students. Her academic interest includes clinical research, community -based epidemiological studies, scale development and validation, and evidence-based public health practices. She has also contributed to various institutional research projects and academic activities, demonstrating strong commitment to teaching, research excellence, and capacity building in medical education.