Women Knowledge, Attitude, Approval of Family Planning and Contraceptive Use in Bangladesh.

Type Journal Article - Asia Pacific Journal of Multidisciplinary Research
Title Women Knowledge, Attitude, Approval of Family Planning and Contraceptive Use in Bangladesh.
Author(s)
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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