期刊名称：International Journal of Statistics and Applications
印刷版ISSN：2168-5193
电子版ISSN：2168-5215
出版年度：2018
卷号：8
期号：4
页码：203-210
DOI：10.5923/j.statistics.20180804.05
语种：English
出版社：Scientific & Academic Publishing Co.
摘要：The present study investigates the relationship between ideal family size and contraceptive uses. The correlation of ideal family size are also studied and discussed. The data for the study was obtained from 1999-2000 BDHS which is a nationally representative sample. In the 1960s, advocates of population control often claimed pervasive demand for family planning services in the developing countries. Bangladeshi couples have accepted the small family norm. About 60 percent of women prefer a two-child family, and another more than 20 percent consider a three child family as ideal. Overall, the mean ideal family size among married women is 2.5 children and has not changed since 1993-1994 (1999-2000 BDHS). The logistic regression analysis was carried to identify the important variables which are influencing contraception. This analysis suggest that level of education, number of living children, place of residence, religion, electricity in locality of the respondent are important factors that influence contraceptive use of women. The analysis was designed to assess whether ideal number of children has any influence on current use of contraception. Although there exists a relationship between current use of contraception and desired family size, but its demographic impact will be small in view of the fact that most women had larger number of living children than the mean ideal children.
关键词：Ideal Family; Contraceptive Use; Family planning; Logistic Regression; Demographic Analysis
