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YEAR: 1997

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Contraceptive switching patterns in rural Bangladesh.

AUTHORS

Haque I; Kane TT; Roy NC; Mozumder KA; Barkat-e-Khuda

SOURCE

In: Reproductive health in rural Bangladesh: policy and programmatic

implications. Volume 1, edited by Thomas T. Kane, Barkat-e-Khuda, James F.

Phillips. Dhaka, Bangladesh, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease

Research, Bangladesh [ICDDR,B], 1997 Jul. :217-46. ICDDR,B Monograph No. 7

ABSTRACT

This book chapter presents a study of the extent, nature of, and reasons for method switching among a cohort of

2866 married women of reproductive age who were 15-39 years old in 1983 in Bangladesh. Data were obtained from

the Sample Registration System (SRS) of the ICDDR in Abhoynagar and Sirajganj thanas during 1982-93. About

50% of the sample had regularly been visited by fieldworkers. Ever use during 1982-93 rose from 30% to >85%. By

1993, >50% of women had tried several different methods. About 33% of ever users relied on the same method over

the 11-year study period. 64% of all women first used a modern method, and 10% first used a traditional method.

71% of permanent method users relied on the same method at first use. Almost 60% of pill users in 1993 relied on

the pill at first use. Method switching was highest between hormonal methods: pills and injectables. About 50% of

contraceptive-using women switched methods at least once. Almost 33% switched multiple times. About 60% of

multiple method users switched twice. Most switched back to their first choice, particularly pill and injectable users.

Almost 50% of traditional method users switched to sterilization. IUD users who switched rarely (<20%) switched

back. Education and frequency of family planning fieldworker visits were the most strongly and positively associated

with the number of times women switched. 48% of switchers or droppers discontinued due to side effects. Pill and

injectable users more frequently dropped methods rather than switching methods. Discontinuation was highest

among traditional methods and condom users. Method failure was highest among traditional method users. 50% of

traditional users switched due to method failure. Pregnancies occurring within 3 months of discontinuation had a

higher risk of termination by induced abortion. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 503-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Contraceptive switching patterns in rural Bangladesh.",

is(are) Haque I; Kane TT; Roy NC; Mozumder KA; Barkat-e-Khuda. The source of this article is "In: Reproductive

health in rural Bangladesh: policy and programmatic implications. Volume 1, edited by Thomas T. Kane, Barkat-e-

Khuda, James F. Phillips. Dhaka, Bangladesh, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh

[ICDDR,B], 1997 Jul. :217-46. ICDDR,B Monograph No. 7". This article was published in 1997 in English

language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 503-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 5503

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