Abstract
This paper presents a technique for scaling contraceptive use motivation for the sample population of the Family Planning Health Services Project in Matlab. The project, which began in 1977, is conducted by the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh. The hypothesis of the research is that through the use of a scaling algorithm the power of demographic characteristics, attitudes, and intentions for predicting contraceptive use can be enhanced. The analysis shows that two factors explain use motivation. Scale 1 is weighted for demographic variables and desire for additional children, while Scale 2 is comprised of education and intentions of contraceptive use. Both scales have a pronounced independent predictive power. We conclude that scaling has improved upon the predictive power of indicators of reproductive motivations.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 279-283 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | SOC. BIOL. |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 3-4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1989 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development (NORAD). Research results presented in this report has been supported by grants to the ICDDR,B by USAID. ICDDR.B is supported by countries and agencies which share its concern about the impact of diarrhoeal diseases on the developing world. Current major donors giving assistance to ICDDR.B are: Arab Gulf Programme, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada (CIDA, IDRC, and World University Service of Canada), the Ford Foundation, Japan, Norwegian Agency for International Development, Saudi Arabia, Swedish Agency for Research Co-operation with Developing Countries, Switzerland, United Kingdom, -United Nations Childrens Fund, United Nations Development Program, United States Agency for International Development and World Bank.
Funding Information:
The activities of the Matlab Family Planning Health Services Project (FPHSP) were supported by the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR.B) with a grant from the United Nations, Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) and the United Status Agency for International Development (USAID) until 1985. Services of FPHSP are currently
Funding
funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development (NORAD). Research results presented in this report has been supported by grants to the ICDDR,B by USAID. ICDDR.B is supported by countries and agencies which share its concern about the impact of diarrhoeal diseases on the developing world. Current major donors giving assistance to ICDDR.B are: Arab Gulf Programme, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada (CIDA, IDRC, and World University Service of Canada), the Ford Foundation, Japan, Norwegian Agency for International Development, Saudi Arabia, Swedish Agency for Research Co-operation with Developing Countries, Switzerland, United Kingdom, -United Nations Childrens Fund, United Nations Development Program, United States Agency for International Development and World Bank. The activities of the Matlab Family Planning Health Services Project (FPHSP) were supported by the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR.B) with a grant from the United Nations, Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) and the United Status Agency for International Development (USAID) until 1985. Services of FPHSP are currently
| Funders | Funder number |
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| United States Agency for International Development | |
| Direktoratet for Utviklingssamarbeid | |
| International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Demography
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Sociology and Political Science