Acceptance of Family Planning Methods among the Married Women of Reproductive Age at Methapukur Upazila, Bangladesh

This cross-sectional study was conducted on factors related to the acceptance of family planning methods among the married women of reproductive age in Methapukur Upazila in the Rangpur district, Bangladesh. The aims were to identify socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge, attitude, availability and accessibility as factors related to the acceptance of family planning, and explore the association between these factors and acceptance of family planning. A total of 420 married women of reproductive age were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. The sociodemographic, the knowledge and the attitude of respondents have been taken in to account to this study. The percentage and frequency of these factors were presented and the associations between factors have been investigated. The results of the study revealed that the prevalence of family planning methods was 56.31%. The majority of the acceptors stated, “Don’t want child” as a reason for using family planning and oral pills were the most popular method. More than half of the respondents had fair knowledge, and had a positive attitude toward family planning. The findings also showed that there was a significant relationship between acceptance of family planning and age of married women, duration of marriage and attitude toward family planning (p-value <0.05) .