Socioeconomic and Demographic Disparities in Knowledge of Reproductive Healthcare among Female University Students in Bangladesh

Mn, Islam; Ullah, Naeem; Mn, Khan; Mz, Islam; Moni, SY; Mn, Hoque; Mm, Rahman

doi:10.21106/ijma.61

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“…Fertility and contraceptive use in developing countries are associated with various markers of socioeconomic status, most prominent of which is women’s education. [ 26 ] Currently married women who have higher education were more likely to be current contraceptive users. [ 27 ] Another study showed that among women, illiteracy was identified one of the factors that affects the knowledge and practice of contraception.…”

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Prevalence and Determinants of Contraceptive use among Employed and Unemployed Women in Bangladesh

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Background:Contraceptive use plays a significant role in controlling fertility, particularly in reaching the replacement level of fertility. The association between women’s employment status and contraceptive use is poorly studied and understood in Bangladesh. The aim of this study was to determine the factors that influence contraceptive use among employed and unemployed women in Bangladesh.Methods:Data and necessary information of 16,616 married women were extracted from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) 2011. The cross sectional data has been used for univariate analysis, to carry out the description of the variables; bivariate analysis, to find the associations among the variables; and binary logistic regression analysis, to evaluate the effects of selected sociodemographic factors on contraceptive use.Results:The results revealed that the contraceptive use was found higher among employed women (67%) than that of unemployed women. Women’s age, education, region, number of living children, and child preference were found to be significantly associated with current use of contraception among employed women. On the other hand, women’s age, education, husband’s education, region, residence, religion, number of living children, ever heard about family planning, and child preference were identified as the significant predictors of contraceptive use among unemployed women.Conclusion and Global Health Implications:A gap in using contraceptives among employed and unemployed women is identified. By creating employment opportunities for women to be enhanced the contraceptive use. Moreover, the sociodemographic factors need to be taken into consideration in formulating policies and implementing programs to increase the contraceptive prevalence rate among women.

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Prevalence and Determinants of Contraceptive use among Employed and Unemployed Women in Bangladesh

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“…But, menstruation and menstrual practices are still clouded by taboos and socio-cultural restrictions resulting in adolescent girls remaining ignorant of the scientifi c facts and hygienic health practices, which sometimes result into adverse health outcomes. [32][33][34] The results of this study revealed that around one-ten (9.2%) of the respondents reported that their menstrual cycles were found irregular. Irregular menstrual cycles were observed common in adolescents.…”

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Sociodemographic Determinants of Early, Normal, and Delayed Menarche Among Female College-Aged Students in Bangladesh

Khatun

Islam

Mondal

et al. 2017

Int. J. Transl Med Res Public Health

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Methods:The data was collected from 1000 female students at Rajshahi University using a purposive sampling technique with direct interview method. The cross-sectional data was used for univariate analysis, to carry out the description of the variables and their attributes on data in list; and bivariate analysis, to fi nd the associations among the variables. Results:The results revealed that among the respondents more than half (54%) experienced menarche at an early age, more than one-third (37.8%) experienced menarche at normal age, and a few (8.2%) experienced menarche at a later age. The results also revealed that a few (9.2%) respondents experienced irregular menstrual cycles whereas, most of the respondents (69.2%) suffered menstrual pain. The menarcheal age is signifi cantly associated with their living areas. The association between age at menarche and socioeconomic factors was found to be statistically signifi cant. The students having lower mean age at menarche live in urban areas with high family income than that of rural areas and middle or low family income group. Conclusion and Implications for Translations:Most of the respondents were experienced early menarche and suffered from menstrual pain. The sociodemographic factors were found signifi cantly associated with age at menarche. Information on the factors that infl uence the menarcheal age of adult female students and related issues on reproductive health need special attention.

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“…These factors can be listed as follows: Woman being young and illiterate, lack of knowledge and experience about family planning, poverty, high cost of family planning methods, difficulties in access to health services and family planning methods, ineffectiveness of the family planning methods used, widespread use of traditional family planning methods, false beliefs and wrong practices about family planning, cultural characteristics such as preferring boys and wanting to have a son, woman's thought of low risk of conception, misbehaviour of spouses and family elders (such as wanting to have a son) and, most importantly, unmet need for family planning (3)(4)(5)(6).…”

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Hala önlenemeyen önemli bir halk sağlığı sorunu: İstenmeyen gebelikler ve epidemiyolojisi

Ulubaşoğlu¹,

Şahinöz

et al. 2022

Jinekoloji-Obstetrik Ve Neonatoloji Tıp Dergisi

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Aim: This study was planned to analyse the unwanted pregnancies and to determine the frequency and causes according to risk groups. Materials and Method:This is a cross-sectional study conducted on 409 married volunteer pregnant women who applied to the hospital for prenatal care. A questionnaire prepared by the researchers was used for data collection. Percentage, mean, and chi-square test were used to evaluate the data. Results:The rate of unwanted pregnancies was found to be 23.2%. The rate of unwanted pregnancy decreases with age. The unwanted pregnancy rate decreases as the education level of the woman increases and this ratio decreases to 18.5% among university graduates. Conclusion:In this study, the high rate of unwanted pregnancies was since most of them were not using a family planning method or using traditional family planning methods. It was found that the risk group with the highest unwanted pregnancy rate was among young women. Since the rate of withdrawal method was high especially in young women and this can lead to unwanted pregnancies, it is necessary to give couples premarital education.

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Socioeconomic and Demographic Disparities in Knowledge of Reproductive Healthcare among Female University Students in Bangladesh

Cited by 5 publications

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Prevalence and Determinants of Contraceptive use among Employed and Unemployed Women in Bangladesh

Prevalence and Determinants of Contraceptive use among Employed and Unemployed Women in Bangladesh

Sociodemographic Determinants of Early, Normal, and Delayed Menarche Among Female College-Aged Students in Bangladesh

Hala önlenemeyen önemli bir halk sağlığı sorunu: İstenmeyen gebelikler ve epidemiyolojisi

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