Exploring the factors behind the shift in unwanted childbearing rate in Bangladesh between 2007 and 2017/2018: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed at exploring the factors associated with the reduction in the proportion of women reporting unwanted births in Bangladesh between 2007 and 2017/2018.

Design and setting

A cross-sectional analysis of the data collected by the 2007 and 2017/2018 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys by using a two-stage stratified sampling covering the entire population in Bangladesh.

Participants

Our analysis included 4810 (2007) and 7403 (2017/2018) weighted ever-married women aged 15-49 years reporting at least one birth in the 5 years preceding each of the surveys.

Results

The proportion of women reporting unwanted births declined by 26.2% between 2007 and 2017/2018. Overall changes in women's behaviour and their proportions with distinct chara

SUBMITTER: Rahman MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10255024 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature