WORLD JOURNAL OF ADVANCE
HEALTHCARE RESEARCH

Ahmed Zohirul Islam*, Mt. Laily Khatun, Md. Nazrul Islam Mondal, Ahmed Eftekharul Islam, Md. Rafiqul Islam and Md. Golam Mostofa

ABSTRACT

Background: In most of the developing countries, millions of women in their reproductive age do not use contraceptives but prefer to postpone or limit their births. So, the main purpose of this study is to identify the factors influencing unmet need for contraception among employed and unemployed women in Bangladesh. Methods: This study used a cross-sectional data (n=16,596) extracted from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) 2011. The binary logistic regression was used to identify the determinants of unmet need for contraception. Results: This study reports that unmet need for contraception of unemployed women is higher than that of employed women and even the national level. Giving family planning (FP) methods by FP workers contributed the most in lowering the likelihood of having unmet need for contraception among unemployed women followed by non-Muslim religion and having secondary level of education whereas fertility preferences, having more than two children, regional variations and residing in the rural areas of the country increase the likelihood of having unmet need for contraception. Conclusion: Since unmet need for contraception among unemployed women is higher than the national level, different family planning programme initiatives are required for this sub-group of women.

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