Role of government family planning workers and health centres as determinants of contraceptive use in Bangladesh

Abstract

The use of contraceptives in Bangladesh has risen steadily over the last two decades. In 1975, the contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) was 8 per cent and rose to 40 per cent in 1991. The country experienced the steepest increase in CPR between 1975 and 1985: the rates rose from 8 per cent to 25 per cent, a more than three-fold increase in only 10 years.