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Using data derived from the 2007 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS), this study investigates the regional variation of contraceptive norms according to the empowerment status of women in Bangladesh. The result suggests that contraceptive norms vary from region to region. Logistic regression analysis suggests that there exists a positive relationship between women's empowerment and use of contraceptive methods in all regions except Barisal and Chittagong. The result also indicates that women's empowerment has a significant positive effect on contraceptive norms in the Dhaka, Khulna, and Rajshahi regions.
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Conducta Anticonceptiva , Servicios de Planificación Familiar , Poder Psicológico , Salud de la Mujer , Derechos de la Mujer , Adolescente , Adulto , Bangladesh , Femenino , Encuestas Epidemiológicas , Humanos , Modelos Logísticos , Persona de Mediana Edad , Características de la ResidenciaRESUMEN
This study, based on the 2004 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS), examines the extent to which regional variations of reproductive behavior are explained by inherent demographic, socioeconomic, and programmatic differences among regions. This article also attempts to investigate the impact of four intermediate fertility variables; namely marriage, contraception, lactational infecundability, and induced abortion, on fertility among different regions in Bangladesh. The contribution of proximate variables was observed through the decomposition of the total fertility rate (TFR) into proximate components. The results indicate that contraception is the highest fertility reducing factor in all the regions.
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Aborto Inducido/estadística & datos numéricos , Conducta Anticonceptiva/estadística & datos numéricos , Fertilidad , Matrimonio/estadística & datos numéricos , Adolescente , Adulto , Bangladesh/epidemiología , Femenino , Encuestas Epidemiológicas , Humanos , Lactancia , Persona de Mediana Edad , Factores SocioeconómicosRESUMEN
Using data derived from the 2004 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS, 2004) the present study examines the effect of sex preference on contraceptive use among different regions in Bangladesh. The study also investigates the impact of some selected socio-economic and demographic variables on the use of contraceptive methods. The result shows that sex preference has a significant effect on the use of contraceptive methods. The families who have one child of each sex are most satisfied with their current family composition. The result reveals a huge unmet need for contraception in the eastern part of Bangladesh. The study confirms that sex preference may be a constraint in the acceptance of contraceptive methods in Bangladesh. The demand for large families and sex preference can be reduced through affirmative social and economic policies. It was also observed that female education has a positive effect on contraceptive use among almost all regions.
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Anticoncepción/psicología , Anticoncepción/estadística & datos numéricos , Composición Familiar , Adulto , Análisis de Varianza , Bangladesh , Femenino , Encuestas Epidemiológicas , Humanos , Masculino , Paridad , Embarazo , Educación Sexual/métodos , Factores Socioeconómicos , Derechos de la MujerRESUMEN
Using the data derived from the 1989 Bangladesh Fertility Survey, the 1993-94 and 1996-97 Bangladesh Demographic and Health surveys, this study attempts to find the relationships between the factors affecting contraception and fertility among currently married women by using a linear recursive path model which provides direct and indirect relationships between the variables. The results suggest that women's status had a significant negative effect on childbearing and it had a significant positive effect on the use of contraception. It was also observed that higher incidence of child mortality led to a higher level of fertility.
