Volume 4
Number 1 January 2005Contraceptive Practice Among The Eligible Couples In A Selected Rural Area Of Bangladesh
DOI: https://doi.org/10.47648/jmsr.2005.v0401.01
Barua S K1 , Nasreen S2 , Barua D3
Abstract
.4 cross sectional descriptive type of study was conducted in a selected rural conummity to know about the contraceptive practices among the eligible couples. A total number of 340 female respondents were interviewed with the hi*, of a preformed questionnaire. Among the respondents. 77.4% used various methods of contraceptives. Majority (30%) were in die age group of 25-29 years: 25.9% were between 10-24 years of age. 34.1% respondents have 4 family members followed by 24.4% having 5 members. Among the respondents. 38.5% ham 2 children: 22.4% have I child. Among the contraceptive methods. 61.6% preferred oral pill that is the highest. I.5%use both condom and oral pill. The loose COMM', cause of not using contraceptive is found to be desirefor more children (32.5%1 followed by religious belief and luck of fainik planning knowledge (19.5% each). 48% respondents received information from television and 14.7% front their neighbours. Among the respondents, 46.5% WCrefOUnd to have completed primary level of education and 26% completed secondary level. Out of 340 respondents, 132 practiced to breast feeding to their children. Of then. 33.3% breast fed for 2 years followed by 20.5%for I year. Most of the respondents' (31.5%1 husband's occupation is agriculture. Significant relationship was found between mother's education. family members. number of children and the length of breast feeding with contracepthr practice.
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- Lecturer, Department of Community Medicine
- Lecturer, Department of Community Medicine
- Assistant Professor, Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics