Contraceptive Intention Behavior in Rural Bangladesh
Factors in the Diffusion of an Innovation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4735754 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bimal Kanti Paul (0000-0002-8876-0359, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 123 |
| Publication date | 1990-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economic Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0095 • E-ISSN: 1944-8287 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/143742 |
| PMID | 12283440 |
| OpenAlex | W2053230525 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 15 |
To elucidate the determinants of contraceptive use or nonuse in rural Bangladesh, Fishbein's behavioral intention model was modified and applied to survey data collected in 1984 in the Ghatail upazila of the Tangail district. The proposed behavioral model consists of 5 independent variables: global attitude, global motivation to comply, motivation toward fertility regulation, method-specific attitude, and method-specific availability. Of the 193 respondents surveyed, 152 expressed an intention not to use oral contraceptives (OCs)--the most accessible method in the survey area--and were generally negative about any form of contraceptive use. As expected, the 41 women who did intend to use OCs had a positive global attitude toward contraception. Global motivation to comply scores were negative for women who had no plans to become OC users, largely because of a belief that the Islamic religion prohibits contraceptive use. Concern about religion was a greater obstacle to these women than the perceived reaction of their husband and friends to OC use. The aggregate score on motivation for fertility regulation was positive, suggesting that respondents still desire more children. The pill received a negative method-specific score due to perceptions that it is unreliable and causes side effects. The mean distance to a source of OCs (method availability) was 2.55 miles among women who intended not to use the pill and 2.34 miles among potential acceptors. Stepwise logistic regression analysis indicated that global attitude and global motivation were the most significant predictors of intent to use OCs; the only other significant variable was method-specific attitude. The implications of these findings are that contraceptive availability is not sufficient to contraceptive use; creation of a favorable attitude toward contraception and support from Islamic religious leaders appear to the necessary prerequisites to more widespread fertility control
Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Family planning · Fertility · Logistic regression · Pill · Population · Positive attitude · Research methodology · Sociology · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Social Psychology · Taxation and Compliance Studies
Reproductive rights and wrongs
Locational analysis in human geography
Determinants of Contraceptive Use in Rural Bangladesh
An Economic Framework for Fertility Analysis
Oral Contraception in Bangladesh
Beyond Supply
Family Planning in India
Determinants of Reproductive Change in a Traditional Society
An Investigation of the Relationships between Beliefs about an Object and the Attitude toward that Object
The Neighbourhood Effect in the Diffusion of Innovations
Attitudinal and normative variables as predictors of specific behavior
On the Spatial Diffusion of Fertility Decline
The Theory of the Spatial Diffusion of Innovations
The Utilization of Social and Recreational Services by the Elderly
Having a Third Child
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1993 - 1997 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |