Relationships between factors affecting contraception and fertility in Bangladesh.
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.
Kabir
Ahmad
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Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh. akabir_sta@yahoo.com
Ibrahim
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Kawsar
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001459:Bangladesh; D001723:Birth Rate; D002648:Child; D046688:Child Mortality; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012067:Religion; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors