Acceptance of long-term contraceptive methods and its related factors among the eligible couples in a selected union.
Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull
; 2004 Apr; 30(1): 31-5
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This study focuses on the acceptance of long-term contraceptive methods and its related factors among the eligible couples in the rural area of Bangladesh. Among the respondents sixty were acceptors and one hundred seventy were non-acceptors of long-term contraceptive methods. Socio-demographic characteristics of the both acceptors and non-acceptors of long-term contraceptive methods were same except their age. Acceptors of long-term contraceptive method were older than the non-acceptors. Regarding the reproductive characteristics acceptors were married for longer time than non-acceptors. There was significant association between acceptance of long-term method and number of male children and desired additional children. Acceptors had more living male children and desired less additional children than non-acceptors. Regarding reasons for acceptance 35% accepted the method because the methods are long-term and safe while 30% accepted because the methods well suited them and 18% because accepted don't need to take daily like pills. Main cause for not accepting long-term methods fear of side-effects (22%) lack of proper knowledge about the methods (21%) followed by husbands objection (12%), desire for more children (10%) and health reasons (8%).
النص الكامل:
1
الفهرس:
IMSEAR
الموضوع الرئيسي:
Time Factors
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Bangladesh
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Attitude to Health
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Data Collection
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Spouses
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Contraception
نوع الدراسة:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
البلد/الأقليم حسب الموضوع:
Asia
اللغة:
En
مجلة:
Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull
السنة:
2004
نوع:
Article