Program- and Method-Related Determinants of First DMPA Use Duration in Rural Bangladesh

Bibliographic Data

ID10796147
AuthorsAnn P Riley (Georgetown University, corresponding author), M Kathryn Stewart (0000-0002-8058-6739), Jyotsnamoy Chakraborty
Year1994
Volume25
Issue5
Pages255
Publication date1994-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Family Planning (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0039-3665 • E-ISSN: 1728-4465
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/2138057
PMID7871551
OpenAlexW1971835457
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited3

This article examines the determinants of first-time use durations of the injectable contraceptive Depo Medroxy Progesterone Acetate (DMPA) for rural Bangladeshi women. The method's side effects were defined by 200 first-time users in Matlab district during lengthy, open-ended interviews. Women with many children used the method longer than did women of low parity. Those who experienced side effects had shorter use durations than those who did not, and those who cited heavy bleeding as their main problem discontinued use soonest. Women whose husbands approved of family planning had significantly longer use durations than those whose husbands disapproved. Respondents who adopted DMPA because of perceived positive aspects of the drug used it longer than those who chose it for other reasons. Results of the study underscore the importance of viewing side effects in a specific social and cultural context. Expanded side-effects counseling for women and their husbands is needed

Context (archaeology · Developing country · Economic growth · Environmental health · Family medicine · Family planning · Geography · Gynecology · Medroxyprogesterone acetate · Obstetrics · Population · Research methodology · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Reproductive Health and Contraception

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