Factors for Low Uses of Men Family Planning Methods: Kumarkhali Upazila in Kushtia District, Bangladesh

Md. Torikul Islam

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Bangladesh is an over density population country in the world and Bangladesh's government and different organizations working to control the population in the last century. Various male base family planning programs are developed to make a significant contribution to thisfield. This study was conducted to determine factors for low uses of men's family planning methods at Kumarkhali Upazila in Kushtia District, Bangladesh. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 390 married male household heads which include 246 contraceptive users and 144 non-users at Kumarkhali Upazila. The study found that respondents' age, education level, the total number of children, distance from respondents’ home to getting family planning services facility (Kilometer), availability of desire methods at health centers and the attitude of the health care workers were highly significantly associated with low uses of the men’s family planning methods (p=0.000). Most of the people at the Upazila are illiterate and they were not so much concerned about the family planning method and its applications. And also, the attitude of the health care workers was not good enough for the consumer as well as the service available from the health centers was not sufficient. If the respondent had less than 2 children they were tried to avoid the men's family planning method, as Bangladeshi people are currently highly motivated to take 2 children. So, the education facility and concern about men's family planning methods should be developed and should be given the proper training for the service provider of the health center as well as servicing facility to get the family planning methods must be increased.

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