Prevalence of Contraceptive Use in Naogaon District of Bangladesh

The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge and use of contraception of ever-married women of a district of Bangladesh namely Naogaon. The study uses data collected from some specific rural and urban areas of Naogaon district, Bangladesh. The information was collected from 800 ever-married women by interview method. Bivariate analysis and logistic regression analysis were adopted in evaluation of data and the analysis revealed that although the knowledge of contraceptive use has been conveyed to the majority of couples in Bangladesh, the current use rate of contraception is high enough (above ninety percent) and most of them currently are using modern methods. The most prevalent method of contraception is the pill. The level of current contraceptive use is higher in urban areas than in rural areas however, this gap is very narrow. Logistic analysis shows that education of both respondent and husband, visit of family planning workers, place of residence, desire for additional children, talking to husband about family planning and the number of living children have a nett significant effect on the current use of contraception.