Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh.
Asia Pac J Public Health. 2012 May;24(3):506-21. doi: 10.1177/1010539511399118. Epub 2011 Jun 9.
This article explores the hypothesis that interspousal communication on family planning significantly influences the use of contraceptive method in Bangladesh using the nationally representative 2007 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey data. Both bivariate and multivariate statistical analyses were employed in the study. The findings are consistent with the hypothesis. Both cross-sectional and fixed-effect binary logistic regression models yielded quantitatively important and statistically reliable estimates of the positive effect of husband-wife discussion on family planning on the current use of contraceptive method. Son preference, current residence, region, and visitations by family planning workers are also important determinants of contraceptive use. Programs should be undertaken on behalf of the government to involve men in family planning to increase the contraceptive prevalence rate at the point that needs to achieve the replacement level of fertility in Bangladesh.
本文利用具有全国代表性的 2007 年孟加拉国人口与健康调查数据，探讨了夫妻间关于计划生育的沟通是否会显著影响孟加拉国避孕方法使用这一假设。本研究采用了双变量和多变量统计分析。研究结果支持这一假设。横截面和固定效应二元逻辑回归模型都对夫妻之间关于计划生育的讨论对当前避孕方法使用的积极影响进行了数量重要且统计学上可靠的估计。男孩偏好、当前居住地、地区以及计划生育工作者的探访也是影响避孕方法使用的重要决定因素。政府应开展相关项目，让男性参与计划生育，以提高孟加拉国的避孕普及率，使之达到生育更替水平。
