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

has special significance for family planning programs. These data indicate the proportion of the populationhaving exposure to contraceptive use at least once. Therefore, data on ever use reveal the success of programsin promoting use of family planning among eligible couples. In addition, data on ever use, together with dataon current use are valuable for studying couples who discontinue using a method.While almost all currently married women reported knowing at least one method (particularly a modemmethod), only 66 percent of women report ever having used any method and 59 percent report having useda modem method (Table 4.4). This gap between knowledge and use may be due in part to the fact that onlythe most rudimentary aspects of knowledge were assessed in the BDHS; many women may lack the moredetailed familiarity with methods that might lead to use. On the other hand, some women are either pregnant,or trying to get pregnant and thus have not yet had the need to use family planning.Table 4.4 Ever use of contraceptionAmong ever-married women and currently married women age 10-49, the percentage who have everused a contraceptive method, by specific method and age, Bangladesh 1993-94Modern methodTraditional methodAnyFemale Malemodem steri- steti- Any Periodic W~th- NumberAny meth- In jet- Con- liza- ILl.a- trad. absti- draw- ofAge method od PIlL IUD tion dora lion t£on method hence al Other wcnnenEVER-MARRIED WOMEN10-14 32.8 22.5 17.9 0.0 1,1 6.0 0,0 0,0 16.2 10,5 9,9 0,0 14515-19 42.0 35.3 28,0 2.8 4.6 11.0 0.1 0.4 14.6 9.8 7,0 0,5 127120-24 63.4 57.0 47.4 6.0 9.9 17.7 2.0 0.6 22,3 16.0 9.5 1,9 203325-29 72.6 67,2 53,9 10.9 15.8 16.7 6.5 1.2 27.4 18,3 12.5 3,6 201230-34 72 8 67,2 47.3 9.4 14.7 15.5 11.9 2.3 27.5 18.0 12,6 5 4 145635-39 72.6 66.0 43.0 9.4 13.1 13.4 17.6 2.0 27.9 18.3 10,8 5.7 119740-44 60.5 51,8 32.1 6.3 9.4 8.9 15.7 2.3 26.8 20.0 8.9 4.5 87145-49 44.6 34,8 20.0 3,7 5.0 5.7 11.5 2.4 20 7 15 1 5 3 3 9 655Total 63.1 56 4 42 0 7,3 11.0 13.9 7.9 1.4 24 0 16 5 10.1 3 4 9640CURRENq'LY MARRIED WOMEN10-14 33.9 23,3 18.5 0.0 1.1 6.2 0.0 0.0 16.8 10.9 10.2 0.0 14015-19 43.3 36.3 28.7 2.9 4.8 11.3 0.1 0.4 15.1 10,1 7.2 0.5 122420-24 64.7 58.3 48.5 6.2 10.1 18.2 2,0 0,6 22.7 16.3 9,8 1.9 196425-29 74.5 69.1 55.6 11.4 16.4 17.2 6.6 1.3 28.3 18.8 13.0 37 191130-34 76.2 70.8 50.0 9.9 15.5 16.3 12.4 2.4 28.5 18 7 13 2 5 8 135335-39 76.5 69.6 45.7 I0.0 14.2 14.1 18,4 2.0 29.6 192 11.7 6.1 107940-44 65,7 56.8 35.9 6.8 10,4 10,1 16,6 2,4 29,3 21,7 9.7 5,2 76745-49 49,3 38,4 22.9 4.1 5 4 6.3 12.0 2,6 23.3 16,6 6.0 4,7 541Total 65.7 59,0 44.1 7.7 11,6 14,7 8.1 1,4 25.1 17.1 106 3.6 8980One outstanding feature of the data on ever use is the large proportion of currently married women (44percent) who have ever used the pill. Experience with this method far exceeds that with any other method.Periodic abstinence is the second most widely used method, having been used by 17 percent of currentlymarried women. One possible future research priority is to find out exactly how this method is used byBangladeshi women and the extent of its success in preventing pregnancies. Fifteen percent of marriedwomen have used condoms at some time, and 12 percent have used injection. The level of use of malesterilization is relatively low; only 1 percent of women reported that their husbands had had an operation toavoid having any more children.42