Adolescent contraceptive use and its determinants in Bangladesh: Evidence from Bangladesh Fertility Survey 1989

Mamun Mahmud, M. Mazharul Islam*

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Abstract

This study is concerned with contraceptive use among the currently married adolescents in Bangladesh utilizing the 1989 Bangladesh Fertility Survey (BFS) data. The study analyzes the factors affecting the current use of contraception among the adolescents through bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis. The results indicate that although adolescents have almost universal knowledge about contraceptive methods, only 15 percent are currently using any method of contraception. The corresponding figures for the adults and for the nation as a whole are 34.4 percent and 31.4 percent, respectively. Among the individual methods currently used by the adolescents, the pill appears as the most popular method, followed by safe period. A substantial proportion of the adolescents were found to rely on the traditional methods of contraception. Among the socio-economic variables (as revealed by the logistic regression analysis), respondents' education, participation in the family planning decision, visit by family planning workers, region of residence, husband's occupation and possession of electricity in the household appear as the most significant factors determining the current use of contraception among the adolescents.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)181-186
Number of pages6
JournalContraception
Volume52
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 1995
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • adolescent
  • adult
  • contraceptive prevalence rate
  • current use
  • modern reversible method

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Reproductive Medicine
  • Obstetrics and Gynaecology

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