Bangladesh 1993-1994 Demographic and Health ... - Measure DHS

Table 4.3 Differentials in knowledge of contraceptive methods and source for methodsPercentage of currently married women age 10-49 who know at least one contraceptive methodand one modem contraceptive method and who know a source for a modem method and meannumber of methods known (for information or services), by selected background characteristics,Bangladesh 1993-94MeanMean no. of Know aKnow no. of Know modem source for NumberBackground any methods a modem methods modem ofcharacteristic method known method I known method womenAge10-14 99.2 5.8 99.2 5.0 96.3 14015-19 99.5 6.5 99.5 5.4 97.1 122420-24 99.7 6.9 99.7 5.6 98.2 196425-29 99.9 7.1 99.9 5.7 98.5 191130-34 99.9 7.1 99.9 5.6 98.6 135335-39 99.8 7.0 99.8 5.6 98.1 107940-44 99.4 6.9 99.4 5.5 97.9 76745-49 100.0 6.5 100.0 5.3 97.0 541ResidenceUrban 99.9 7.2 99.9 5.7 99.2 1013Rural 99.7 6.9 99.7 5.6 97.9 7967DivisionBarisal I00.0 7.2 100.0 5.8 99.4 567Chittagong 99.3 6.4 99.3 5.3 94.8 2334Dhaka 100.0 7.0 100.0 5.6 99.0 2756Khuina 100,0 7.2 100.O 5,8 99.7 1145Rajshahi 99.8 7.1 99.8 5.7 99.1 2178EducationNo education 99.6 6.6 99.6 5.4 96.9 5093Primary incomplete 99.9 7.1 99.9 5.7 99.1 1601Primary complete 100.0 7.2 100.0 5.7 99.4 894Second~y/Higher 100.0 7.6 100.0 5.8 99.9 1392Total 99.8 6.9 99.8 5.6 98.0 8980llncludes pill, IUD, injection, condom, female sterilization, and male sterilizationMarried women reported that they knew an average of seven family planning methods, six of whichwere modem methods. There are no significant differentials in the mean number of methods known bybackground characteristics, except that, on average, very young married women know fewer methods andwomen with more education know more methods. The high level of knowledge found in every sub-groupindicates the success of efforts to disseminate contraceptive information to all eligible couples. However,there is still scope to increase the amount of information that is known about specific methods ofcontraception.4.2 Ever Use of Family PlanningAll women interviewed in the B DHS who said that they had heard of a method of family planning wereasked if they had ever used used it. Ever use of family planning methods thus refers to use of a method atany time without making a distinction between past and current use. Collection and analysis of ever-use data41