title: Prevalence and socioeconomic correlates of unintented pregnancy among women in rural Bangladesh.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This paper examines the prevalence and socioeconomic correlates of unintended pregnancy among rural women in Bangladesh.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study used data from the 2007 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey. Chi-square tests and binary logistic regression were performed using the data set.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall, 30.0% of the most recent births were unplanned. Both bivariate and multivariate analyses confirm that age, ever use of contraceptive method, religion and wealth index were important determinants of unintended pregnancy. Pregnancy order appeared as the most single determinant of unplanned pregnancy. Women with fourth or higher order pregnancies were at higher risk (OR=4.31, 95%CI; 4.31-6.56) of unintended pregnancy than those who experienced pregnancy for the first time.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Unintended pregnancy is common in rural Bangladesh. Intervention programs regarding reproductive health and services should be undertaken. Awareness should be created to continue the use of modern contraceptive methods to avoid unintended pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh. kamaliubd@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mostafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamal
authors.forename: Aynul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Islam
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001459:Bangladesh; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D049168:Pregnancy, Unplanned; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult