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Factors Associated with Contraceptive Use among Adolescent of Bangladesh


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1 Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh
2 Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, Bangladesh
 

Adolescence is a transitional period from childhood to adulthood characterized by significant psychological and social changes. In this paper we especially considered for the married female adolescents, as they have to enter early into married life that pushes them to bear the consequence of childbearing. Although adolescents have knowledge on contraceptives, but their use of contraceptives is low. Quantitative data on 1,348 married female adolescents revealed that almost cent per cent of the married adolescent are aware of at least one contraceptive method. But the current use rate is low (27.0%). There are many socio-economic and demographic factors are significantly associated with contraceptive use. In view of multiple logistic regression analysis, it is evident that the explanatory variables such as respondent's education, husbands lives in house, type of place of residence, religion, husband's occupation, husband's education, age of respondents and access to mass media are important on the ever use of contraception. On the other hand, age of respondents and marital duration are important on the current use of contraception. Multiple logistic regression analysis estimates that the current age of respondent and marital duration have direct influences on contraceptive use.

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Contraception, Adolescent, Knowledge, Bangladesh, Logistic Regression
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Md. Nurul Islam
Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh
Md. Roshidul Islam
Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, Bangladesh

Abstract


Adolescence is a transitional period from childhood to adulthood characterized by significant psychological and social changes. In this paper we especially considered for the married female adolescents, as they have to enter early into married life that pushes them to bear the consequence of childbearing. Although adolescents have knowledge on contraceptives, but their use of contraceptives is low. Quantitative data on 1,348 married female adolescents revealed that almost cent per cent of the married adolescent are aware of at least one contraceptive method. But the current use rate is low (27.0%). There are many socio-economic and demographic factors are significantly associated with contraceptive use. In view of multiple logistic regression analysis, it is evident that the explanatory variables such as respondent's education, husbands lives in house, type of place of residence, religion, husband's occupation, husband's education, age of respondents and access to mass media are important on the ever use of contraception. On the other hand, age of respondents and marital duration are important on the current use of contraception. Multiple logistic regression analysis estimates that the current age of respondent and marital duration have direct influences on contraceptive use.

Keywords


Contraception, Adolescent, Knowledge, Bangladesh, Logistic Regression

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