| Autor: |
Nayer I; Deptt of Epidemiology, NIPSOM, Dhaka., Akter SF, Hossain S, Luci RH |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Bangladesh Medical Research Council bulletin [Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull] 2004 Apr; Vol. 30 (1), pp. 31-5. |
| Abstrakt: |
This study focuses on the acceptance of long-term contraceptive methods and its related factors among the eligible couples in the rural area of Bangladesh. Among the respondents sixty were acceptors and one hundred seventy were non-acceptors of long-term contraceptive methods. Socio-demographic characteristics of the both acceptors and non-acceptors of long-term contraceptive methods were same except their age. Acceptors of long-term contraceptive method were older than the non-acceptors. Regarding the reproductive characteristics acceptors were married for longer time than non-acceptors. There was significant association between acceptance of long-term method and number of male children and desired additional children. Acceptors had more living male children and desired less additional children than non-acceptors. Regarding reasons for acceptance 35% accepted the method because the methods are long-term and safe while 30% accepted because the methods well suited them and 18% because accepted don't need to take daily like pills. Main cause for not accepting long-term methods fear of side-effects (22%) lack of proper knowledge about the methods (21%) followed by husbands objection (12%), desire for more children (10%) and health reasons (8%). |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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