Examining the Factors Affecting Contraceptive Use Among Married People: A Cross-Sectional Study in Madaripur, Bangladesh
Abstract
The study aims to find out the factors that affect contraceptive use among married people. A cross-sectional survey was employed in this study, where primary data were collected from a total of 400 samples from Madaripur Sadar Upazila in Bangladesh via face-to-face interviews based on judgmental sampling. Descriptive and inferential statistics were employed to analyze data. The study identified five types of factors such as demographic factors, socio-economic factors, personal and family factors, religious and cultural factors and finally health factor. The study found that the factors including gender, place of residence, number of alive children, employment status, level of education, monthly income, social class, availability of contraceptive service, counselling from FP workers, personal interest on using contraceptive, prevention of unwanted pregnancy, partner’s support, knowledge about contraceptive positively affect contraceptive use among married people while the factors involving age of respondents’, duration of marriage, cost of contraceptive materials, desire for male children, religious attachment, listening religious lectures from religious leaders cultural beliefs, concerns about the side-effects of contraceptive use on health negatively affect contraceptive use among married people. All of these associations were statistically significant (p-value < 0.05). By providing a clear understanding of these factors the study will help policymakers to design appropriate family-planning strategies. The study suggests that contraceptive services should be available and accessible as well as community outreach programs should be undertaken to reduce misconceptions and myths about contraception that can encourage people to use contraceptive.
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