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

Table 4.8 Current use of fJ~,nily planning by background characteristicsPercent dista'ibution of currently married women age 1@49 by contraceptive method currently used. according to selectedbackground characteristics, Bangladesh 1993-94Modern methodTraditional methodFca'n ale MaleAny sterl- steri- Any Periodic Net NumberBwckgrouod Any modem lnjec- Con- llza- liza- trad. absu- With- currently ofcharacteristic meahod method Pill IUD tion dora tion tion method hence drawal Other using Total worsenResidenceUrban 54.4 44.6 20,9 3.7 4.4 8.3 6.4 0.7 9.8 5.5 3.8 0.5 45.6 100,0 1013Rural 43.3 35,1 16,9 2,0 4.5 2.3 8.3 1.1 8.2 4,8 2.3 1.1 56.7 100,0 7967DivisionBafisal 47.7 37.8 18.2 2,4 4.7 2.8 8,2 1.4 10.0 5.1 3.0 1.8 52.3 100,0 567Chittagong 29.3 23.4 9.1 2.0 4.4 2.1 5.5 0,3 5.9 3.3 1.6 1,0 70.7 100.0 2334Dhaka 44.3 36.3 18,2 1.9 4.4 3.0 8,2 0.7 S.0 4.6 2.4 1.0 55.7 100.0 2756Khulna 55.3 42.8 20.1 3.1 5.4 4.4 8.5 1.3 12,5 7.1 4.3 1.0 44.7 100.0 1146Rajshahi 54.8 45.9 23,5 2.1 4,2 3.3 10.4 2.3 8.9 5.5 2.3 1.1 45.2 100.0 2178EducationNo education 41.0 34.3 14.7 1.5 5.0 1.2 10,4 1.5 6.7 3.9 1.4 1.3 59.0 1(30.0 5094Primary incomplete 45.5 36.8 19,0 2.6 4,9 2.4 6,9 0.9 8.7 5.6 2.3 0.8 54,5 100.0 1601Primary complete 45.6 34.1 19.8 2.5 3.6 4.0 4.0 0.3 11.4 6,7 4.0 0.7 54.4 100.0 894Seeondary/lligher 56.1 43.9 23.8 3.9 2,7 9.7 3,5 0.4 12.1 6.2 5.4 0.6 43.9 100.0 1392Number ofliving children0 14.3 9.0 4.7 0.1 0,2 2.8 0.6 0.7 5.3 3.7 1.6 0.0 85.7 100.0 11491 34.5 29.1 17.4 2.4 3.3 3.3 1.8 1.0 5.4 3.2 2.0 0.1 65.5 100.0 16042 50.I 42.3 22.7 2.8 4.4 3.5 7.2 1.6 7.8 4.5 2.7 0.6 49.9 1000 18213 57,6 48.2 20.6 3.6 6.4 3.2 13,4 1.1 9.3 5.0 3.2 1.1 42.4 100,0 15024+ 51.9 40.8 17.4 1.8 6.0 2.4 12.2 1.0 11.1 6.3 2.5 2.2 48 1 100.0 2904Total 44.6 36.2 17.4 2,2 4.5 3.0 8.1 1,1 8.4 4.8 2 5 1.1 55.4 100,0 8980Differentials in current use of family planning by the five administrative divisions of the country arelarge. More than half of the married women in Khulna (55 percent) and Rajshahi (55 percent) Divisions andslightly less than half in Barisal Division (48 percent) are current users. In contrast, less than one-third (29percent) of the married women in Chittagong Division are using a method of contraception. Dhaka Divisionis intermediate with a contraceptive prevalence rate of 44 percent. In all divisions, the use of modern methodsaccounts for about 80 percent of all use.Large differentials in current use are found for different educational groups. Forty-one percent ofmarried women with no formal education are currently using a method, compared to 46 percent of womenwith either incomplete or complete primary school, and 56 percent of those with at least some secondaryeducation. Looking only at modern method use, however, it is of interest that there are no significantdifferences by education until the secondary school level. The pill is the most commonly used method amongwomen in all education categories. The second most popular method among women who have no educationor who did not complete primary school is female sterilization; among those who completed primary schoolit is periodic abstinence; and among those with secondary school the condom is the second most widely usedmethod. It is interesting that more educated women are more likely to use traditional methods. Thesepatterns are no doubt influenced by the fact that uneducated women tend to be older and of higher parity thanmore educated women.47