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YEAR: 1997

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Demand for family planning services in rural Bangladesh: effect of cash

prices and access.

AUTHORS

Levin A; Caldwell BK; Barkat-e-Khuda

SOURCE

In: Reproductive health in rural Bangladesh: policy and programmatic

implications. Volume 2, edited by Thomas T. Kane, Barkat-e-Khuda, James F.

Phillips. Dhaka, Bangladesh, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease

Research, Bangladesh [ICDDR,B], 1997 Jul. :245-88. ICDDR,B Monograph No. 7

ABSTRACT

This book chapter presents a literature review and findings from an analysis of the economic constraints, such as

prices and access to services, on contraceptive use, the choice of method, and provider choice in Bangladesh.

Data were obtained from two ICCDR baseline surveys in 1993 and 1994 in Mirsarai and Abhoynagar thanas and a

contraceptive pricing survey conducted in four thanas every 2 months. Findings indicate that women in Mirsarai had

larger age differences of over 10 years between spouses, more children, higher levels of education, lower income,

and longer travel time to family planning centers than at Abhoynagar. About 50% of the women used contraception

(40% and 66% in the two thanas). Pharmacy prices of pills and condoms were not significant predictors of

contraceptive use when maternal age, parity, and fertility preferences were controlled for. Access or travel time had a

negative effect on the probability of contraceptive use. A couple was 25% less likely to use contraception if travel

time was over 30 minutes and 20% less likely to use contraception if travel time ranged from 15 to 30 minutes.

Wealth was a positive predictor of contraceptive use in the high-performing area of Abhoynagar. Women's bargaining

power was not a significant predictor, but women's education was. Husband's education was a significant predictor

only in Mirsarai. Spousal age difference and Muslim religion were negative predictors of contraceptive use. Having

an older daughter was a significant predictor only in Abhoynagar. Accessibility affected choice of providers.

Women's membership in a credit union was a significant predictor of choice of methods and providers. Method

choice was also significantly related to husband's and wife's education, spousal age difference, and religion.

Findings suggest that improving access to fixed-site clinics would increase use and use of the IUD and that cost

recovery should be researched. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 541-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Demand for family planning services in rural Bangladesh:

effect of cash prices and access.", is(are) Levin A; Caldwell BK; Barkat-e-Khuda. The source of this article is "In:

Reproductive health in rural Bangladesh: policy and programmatic implications. Volume 2, edited by Thomas T.

Kane, Barkat-e-Khuda, James F. Phillips. Dhaka, Bangladesh, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research,

Bangladesh [ICDDR,B], 1997 Jul. :245-88. ICDDR,B Monograph No. 7". This article was published in 1997 in English

language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 541-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 5541

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