[1]School of Health Systems Studies(SHSS) Tata Institute of Social Sciences(TISS) V.N.Purav Marg Deonar Mumbai 400088 India;
[2]Department of Mathematical Demography&Statistics International Institute for Population Sciences(IIPS) Govandi Station Road Deonar Mumbai 400088 India;
successive births; consistent utilization; National Family Health Survey; India; multivariate multilevel models;