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CONSISTENCY IN REPORTING CONDOM USE BETWEEN HUSBANDS AND WIVES IN BANGLADESH

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2010

MOHAMMAD AMIRUL ISLAM ,
SABU S. PADMADAS  and
PETER W. F. SMITH
MOHAMMAD AMIRUL ISLAM
Affiliation:
Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute & Division of Social Statistics, University of Southampton, UK
SABU S. PADMADAS
Affiliation:
Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute & Division of Social Statistics, University of Southampton, UK
PETER W. F. SMITH
Affiliation:
Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute & Division of Social Statistics, University of Southampton, UK
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Summary

Consistency in reporting contraceptive use between spouses is little understood, especially in developing settings. This research challenges the accuracy of measuring contraceptive prevalence rate, which is traditionally calculated based on women's responses. Multinomial logistic regression techniques are employed on a couple dataset from the 1999–2000 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) to investigate the consistency in reporting condom use between husbands and wives. The level of inconsistency in reporting condom use was about 46%, of which about 32% was explained by husbands reporting condom use while wives did not, and 14% by wives reporting condom use while husbands did not. Regression analysis showed that couple education and age difference between the spouses are significant determinants of inconsistent reporting behaviour. The findings suggest the need for alternative approaches (questions) in the DHS to ensure consistency in the collection of data related to use of family planning methods.

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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 42 , Issue 4 , July 2010 , pp. 563 - 572
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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