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YEAR: 1995

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Determinants of contraceptive method choice in rural Bangladesh.

AUTHORS

Khan MM; Rahman M

SOURCE

[Unpublished] 1995.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

Association of America, San Francisco, California, April 6-8, 1995. [2], 9, [7] p.

ABSTRACT

In order to contribute to the development of more effective family planning (FP) program strategies in Bangladesh,

this study was undertaken to examine the determinants of contraceptive method-mix and the shifts in contraceptive

method-mix over the past decade. Data from national contraceptive prevalence surveys conducted in 1983 and 1991

were analyzed along with data from a regional survey conducted by the International Centre for Diarrheoal Disease

Research. The determinants of contraceptive use were analyzed by logistic regression, and the determinants of

contraceptive method choice were revealed by multinomial logit regression. It was found that the contraceptive

prevalence rate increased from 20% in 1983 to over 40% in 1991. There was an increase in all methods, especially

the use of oral contraceptives. Strong regional differences were revealed for contraceptive prevalence. The visit of

clients to a FP service center was positively associated with the use of almost all methods and had a substantial

impact on acceptance of modern methods. Educated women preferred oral contraceptives and traditional methods,

including condoms, while uneducated women most commonly used injectables, IUDs, and tubectomies. Muslims

had lower prevalence of any method in 1983, but the religious differential was reduced by 1991. Placing priority on

the delivery of clinical methods would make the FP program more effective and sustainable. Fixed-site centers would

also increase women's mobility. Studies should be undertaken to explain the success that educated women have in

using traditional methods and condoms to reduce their fertility. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 2529-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Determinants of contraceptive method choice in rural

Bangladesh.", is(are) Khan MM; Rahman M. The source of this article is "[Unpublished] 1995.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. [2], 9, [7] p.".

This article was published in 1995 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 2529-06. All

rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 7529

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