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

Table 4.19 Use of condom brandsPercent disU'ibution of current condom users by brand ofcondom used, according to urban-rural residence, Bangladesh1993-94ResidenceCondombrand Urban Rural TotalDurex 0.0 0.5 0.4Latex 3.4 2.5 2.8Majestic I 0.0 0.3 0.2Panther t 30.1 17.8 21.6Raja I 24.0 33.2 30.3Sensation 6.4 3.8 4.7Sultan 4.7 10.2 8.5Tahiti 0.5 1.3 1. IOther brand 19.2 14.8 16.2Don't know/Missing 11.7 15.5 14.3Total 100.0 100.0 100.0Number of condom users 84 185 269Note: Table is based on women's reports.ISocial marketing brandsPanther brand of condom appears to be more popular among urban users, while Raja predominates amongrural users.The proportion of overall condom use that is supplied through the Social Marketing Company hasfluctuated over time, increasing from 64 percent in 1983 to 73 percent in 1986, then declining to 62 percentin 1989 and to 41 percent in 1991 before climbing again to 61 percent in 1993-94 (Mitra et al., 1993:72-74).The govemment/NGO Sultan brand of condoms plummetted from 57 percent of the market share in 1991 to10 percent in 1993-94 (omitting the "Don't know/Missing" category).4.10 Timing of SterilizationAs mentioned above, eight percent of ever-married women of reproductive age in Bangladesh haveundergone a sterilization procedure. Table 4.20 shows the distribution of sterilized women by the age atwhich they had the procedure, according to the number of years prior to the survey the procedure was done.It should be noted that, since data on age at sterilization were derived from a question on the month and yearof the operation, it is possible that the data are distorted by some systematic error in reporting the date of theoperation or the date of birth and/or age of the woman.The data show that female sterilization occurs relatively early in women's reproductive lives. Fullytwo-thirds of the women sterilized had the operation before age 30 and one-third had it before they were age25. Only a small fraction of sterilized women had the operation when they were in their 40s. The medianage at sterilization is 27. There has been little change in the median age at which women have the operation.57