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YEAR: 2005

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Analysing the relationship between family planning workers' contact and

contraceptive switching in rural Bangladesh using multilevel modelling.

AUTHORS

Hossain MB

SOURCE

Journal of Biosocial Science. 2005;37:529-554.

ABSTRACT

With a population of over 131 million and a fertility rate of 29.9 per 1000, population growth constitutes a primary

threat to continued economic growth and development in Bangladesh. One strategy that has been used to cease

further increases in fertility in Bangladesh involves using family planning outreach workers who travel throughout rural

and urban areas educating women regarding contraceptive alternatives. This study uses a longitudinal database to

assess the impact of family planning outreach workers' contact upon contraceptive switching and upon the risk of an

unintended pregnancy. Using longitudinal data on contraceptive use from the Operations Research Project (ORP) of

the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (ICDDR,B) in Bangladesh, multiple decrement life table

analysis and multilevel, discrete-time competing risk hazards models were used to estimate the cumulative

probabilities of switching to an alternative form of contraceptive use after a woman engaged in a discussion with an

outreach worker. After controlling for the effects of socio-demographic and economic characteristics, the analysis

revealed that family planning outreach workers' contact with women significantly decreases the risk of transitioning to

the non-use of contraceptives. This contact also reduces the risk of an unintended pregnancy. Family planning

workers' contact with women is associated with the increased risk of a woman switching from one modern method to

another modern method. The study results indicate that side-effects and other method-related reasons are the two

primary reasons for contraceptive discontinuation in rural Bangladesh. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT1T 60-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Analysing the relationship between family planning workers'

contact and contraceptive switching in rural Bangladesh using multilevel modelling.", is(are) Hossain MB. The

source of this article is "Journal of Biosocial Science. 2005;37:529-554.". This article was published in 2005 in

English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT1T 60-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 60

This article is peer-reviewed.

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