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YEAR: 1983

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Population and family planning in Bangladesh: a survey of the research.

AUTHORS

Alauddin M; Faruqee R

SOURCE

Washington, D.C., World Bank, 1983. 153 p. World Bank Staff Working Papers

ABSTRACT

Most of the studies surveyed in this paper are based on local surveys and only 5 are based on national samples.

Fertility in Bangladesh seems to be high for all socioeconomic groups and perhaps the highest and lowest income

groups have lower fertility than the middle groups. In the years between the early 1960s-1975 the fertility rate was

between 6.8-7.3. The studies indicate that the demand for children represents the demand for economic security. In

this regard, land reform leading to a more equitable distribution of land and giving economic security to more people

may reduce fertility. In 1975-76 9 of every 10 girls were married during their adolescent years and only 5% of women

in the 20-24 age group were not married. Average duration of marriage for women aged 10-49 is about 15 years, and

there has also been a decline in the proportion of widows. Nearly all women in Bangladesh breastfeed their children;

mean length is about 19 months in urban and 17.5 in rural areas. Most studies found little difference between rural

and urban fertility, but better medical facilities, better housing and sanitation, and better health and nutrition in urban

areas were the explanations given for the higher urban fertility. In Bangladesh, children begin their economically

useful lives very early with over 60% of boys and 93% of girls entering the household labor force by age 10 and almost

every boy and girl by age 12. The status of women also has bearing on fertility behavior since decision making

sectors and educational status are positively associated with the use of contraceptives and inversely related to

fertility. Education is not a strong determinant of fertility in Bangladesh but postpartum amenorrhea is, as is age at

marriage. Some policy measures indicated include extensions of family planning services, provision of training for

field workers, improvement of the supervision of family planning workers, and keeping the records of field workers.

(PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT5T 2083-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Population and family planning in Bangladesh: a survey of

the research.", is(are) Alauddin M; Faruqee R. The source of this article is "Washington, D.C., World Bank, 1983.

153 p. World Bank Staff Working Papers No. 557". This article was published in 1983 in English language(s).

(PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT5T 2083-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 22083

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