Research Article: Permanent, long-acting and short-acting reversible contraceptive methods use among women in Bangladesh: an analysis of Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2017–2018 data
Abstract:
Objectives This study aims to explore the factors associated with the permanent and long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) method use compared with short-acting reversible contraceptive (SARC) methods among Bangladeshi ever-married women aged 15?49 years. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting We used data from Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey (BDHS) 2017–2018. Participants A total of 9669 Bangladeshi reproductive-aged women who gave information on contraception use were the study participants. A multilevel multinomial logistic regression model was employed where the SARC method was considered as the base category and the cluster was considered as level-2 factor. Results Among the contraceptive users in Bangladeshi women, about 83.48% used the SARC method, while 11.34%, and 5.18% used permanent and LARC methods, respectively. Compared with SARC, women with no formal education and only primary education who were non-Muslims, and had parity of ?3 had a higher likelihood of using both permanent and LARC methods. Women from the age group of 25–34 years (adjusted relative risk ratio (aRRR): 7.03, 95%?CI: 4.17 to 11.85) and 35–49 years (aRRR: 12.53, 95%?CI: 7.27 to 21.58) who were employed (aRRR: 1.19, 95%?CI: 1.00 to 1.40), had media access (aRRR: 1.24, 95%?CI: 1.03 to 1.49), gave birth in last 5 years (aRRR: 1.40, 95%?CI: 1.11 to 1.76), whose contraception decision solely made by their husband (aRRR: 7.03, 95%?CI: 5.15 to 9.60) and having high decision-making power (aRRR: 2.12, 95%?CI: 1.62 to 2.77) were more likely to use permanent contraceptive methods. We observed that women from households with richer (aRRR: 0.65, 95%?CI: 0.45 to 0.93) and richest (aRRR: 0.38, 95%?CI: 0.23 to 0.63) wealth quintiles were less likely to use LARC methods. Conclusions This study identified that women with no/less education, non-Muslims, and having parity of ?3 were more likely to use both permanent and LARC methods than SARC methods. Targeted interventions could be developed and implemented to promote personalised contraceptive use.
Introduction:
Unintended pregnancy is a major cause of increasing population burden 1 and other maternal and neonatal difficulties in many developing countries like Bangladesh 2 and sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). 3 Significant efforts have been made to lower fertility rates and unplanned pregnancies. 4 Family planning (FP) is one of the most effective methods for preventing unintended pregnancies and reducing maternal and newborn mortality rates. 5 One of the primary predictors of fertility transition and FP in emerging nations,…
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