ISSN: 2167-0420
Rinshu Dwivedi
India
Research Article
Why Unmet Need for Family Planning Remains High in Bangladesh: A Community Level Analysis
Author(s): Jalandhar Pradhan and Rinshu Dwivedi
Jalandhar Pradhan and Rinshu Dwivedi
Background: Improving Reproductive health (RH) is widely recognized as a key component of social and economic development. Interaction of different factors such as individual, household and community level covariates plays an important role in determining the level of unmet need for family planning.
Objectives: The objective of the study is to examine the association between individual, household and community level covariates with the level of unmet need for family planning in Bangladesh.
Methodology: For the core, analysis data has been extracted from Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey (BDHS), 2011. Multilevel regression analyses have been employed to explore the relative effects of community, household level and individual level factors on unmet need for family planning among currently married women.
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DOI:
10.4172/2167-0420.1000290