Type | Journal Article - Asia Pacific Journal of Multidisciplinary Research |
Title | Women Knowledge, Attitude, Approval of Family Planning and Contraceptive Use in Bangladesh. |
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Volume | 4 |
Issue | 2 |
Publication (Day/Month/Year) | 2016 |
Page numbers | 76-82 |
URL | http://www.apjmr.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/APJMR-2016.4.2.11.pdf |
Abstract | This paper attempted to examine the effects of women knowledge on attitude and family planning approval on contraceptive use of married women. The primary data was collected from Narsingdi municipality and the cluster sampling techniques had been adopted for collecting the data. Path analysis was used to determine the effects of factors that haveinfluence on contraceptive use. The result showed that the attitude and knowledge on contraception, and family planningapproval has significant effects on the use of contraceptive. The study also revealed that media exposure significantly effects on family planning approval, increase the positive attitude on contraceptive, and significantly increase the knowledge on contraception and STDs diseases. Women education and mass media can also be considered as potential factors to influence the contraceptive use. |
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