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YEAR: 1995

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Contraceptive use dynamics in Matlab, Bangladesh: does the quality of worker

make any difference?

AUTHORS

Bairagi R; Barua MK

SOURCE

[Unpublished] 1995. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population

Association of America, San Francisco, California, April 6-8, 1995. 29 p.

ABSTRACT

The paper reports findings from a study investigating the level, pattern, and socioeconomic, demographic, and

programmatic differentials of contraceptive use, adoption, and continuation in the Matlab maternal-child health/family

planning area. Matlab is the field station of the International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh.

Emphasis was given to the effects of worker's quality upon contraceptive use dynamics. The data are derived from a

1984 KAP survey, a 1982 socioeconomic survey, a 1987 survey on the quality of workers, and monthly longitudinal

data over the period 1984-89 on contraceptive use and the reproductive status of approximately 3000 married women

of reproductive age from the area. The 1984 contraceptive prevalence rate in Matlab was 46.5%. Injectables were

used by 17.5% of the women, pills by 4.6%, IUDs by 9.9%, other temporary methods by 3.7% of the couples, and

permanent methods by 10.9%. The quality of workers, women's age, number of living children, women's educational

status, and Hindu religion were significant determinants of contraceptive use with a positive effect, while dwelling

space had a significant negative effect. The quality of workers, number of living children, and family resources were

positive determinants of the adoption of contraception, while age was a negative factor. The continuation rate after

12 months was 71% for pills, 92% for injectables, 92% for IUD, and 83% for other temporary methods. The quality of

workers, women's age, number of living children, education, and Hindu religion were significant positive determinants

of the continuation of pill use. Women's age and Hindu religion had a positive effect for continuation with the IUD,

while age, number of living children, education, and Hindu religion were positive for injectables. For the other

temporary methods, the quality of workers, women's age, and education were significant determinants with a positive

effect. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 2501-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Contraceptive use dynamics in Matlab, Bangladesh: does

the quality of worker make any difference?", is(are) Bairagi R; Barua MK. The source of this article is "[Unpublished]

1995. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, San Francisco, California, April 6-

8, 1995. 29 p.". This article was published in 1995 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T

2501-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 7501

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