Replication Data for: Family Planning counselling and its effects on initiation and continuation of modern contraceptives among women in rural UP: a longitudinal study

In order to understand women’s preferences of FP methods, changes in the preferences as well as the reasons for the same, a longitudinal study was conducted for currently married women of reproductive age. Round 1 of the longitudinal study was conducted in 2014. A total of 2222 women were interviewed in the first round of the survey. Two years later, the same women were interviewed, asking them questions on family planning methods and their usage patterns. A total of 1801 women were interviewed in the second round – with a sample coverage of 81 percent.