Acceptance of long-term contraceptive methods and its related factors among the eligible couples in a selected union.
Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull
;
2004 Apr; 30(1): 31-5
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-117
ABSTRACT
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%).
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Assunto principal:
Fatores de Tempo
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Bangladesh
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Atitude Frente a Saúde
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Estudos Transversais
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Coleta de Dados
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Cônjuges
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Anticoncepção
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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