Journal of Biosocial Science · 2000 · 28 citations · 0 references
MedicineCommunicationHealth PromotionContraceptionFamily PlanningReproductive HealthContraceptive AccessContraceptive MethodsContraceptive UseAccess To Family PlanningContraceptive Use PatternsContraceptive Use PrevalenceDeterminants Of Contraceptive UseFamily Planning UseFemale Contraceptive UseMass Media Effects
A sample of 871 currently married urban Bangladeshi women was used to assess the impact of mass media family planning programmes on current contraceptive use. The analyses suggested that radio had been playing a significant role in spreading family planning messages among eligible clients; 38% of women with access to a radio had heard of family planning messages while the figures for TV and newspaper were 18.5% and 8.5% respectively. Education, number of living children and current contraceptive use were important predictors of exposure to any mass media family planning messages. There was a negative relationship between breast-feeding and the current use of contraception indicating a low need for contraception among women who were breast-feeding.