Prevalence and factors associated with family planning during COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study.
<h4>Background and objectives</h4>The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted health systems worldwide, including in Bangladesh, limiting access to family planning information (FP) and services. Unfortunately, the evidence on the factors linked to such disruption is limited, and no stu...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021-01-01
|
| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257634 |
| _version_ | 1819138021942886400 |
|---|---|
| author | Nitai Roy Md Bony Amin Maskura Jahan Maliha Bibhuti Sarker Md Aktarujjaman Ekhtear Hossain Gourango Talukdar |
| author_facet | Nitai Roy Md Bony Amin Maskura Jahan Maliha Bibhuti Sarker Md Aktarujjaman Ekhtear Hossain Gourango Talukdar |
| author_sort | Nitai Roy |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | <h4>Background and objectives</h4>The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted health systems worldwide, including in Bangladesh, limiting access to family planning information (FP) and services. Unfortunately, the evidence on the factors linked to such disruption is limited, and no study has addressed the link among Bangladeshis. This study aimed to examine the socioeconomic, demographic, and other critical factors linked to the use of FP in the studied areas during the COVID-19 pandemic.<h4>Methods</h4>The characteristics of the respondents were assessed using a cross-sectional questionnaire survey and descriptive statistics. The variables that were substantially linked with FP usage were identified using a Chi-square test. In addition, a multivariate logistic regression model was used to identify the parameters linked to FP in the study areas during the COVID-19 pandemic.<h4>Results</h4>The prevalence of FP use among currently married 15-49 years aged women was 36.03% suggesting a 23% (approximately) decrease compared to before pandemic data. Results also showed that 24.42% of the respondents were using oral contraceptive pills (OCP) which is lower than before pandemic data (61.7%). Multivariate regression analysis provided broader insight into the factors affecting FP use. Results showed that woman's age, education level of the respondents, working status of the household head, locality, reading a newspaper, FP workers' advice, currently using OCP, ever used OCP, husbands' supportive attitude towards OCP use, duration of the marriage, ever pregnant, the number of children and dead child were significantly associated with FP use in the study areas during COVID-19 pandemic.<h4>Conclusions</h4>This study discusses unobserved factors that contributed to a reduction in FP use and identifies impediments to FP use in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 epidemic. This research further adds to our understanding of FP usage by revealing the scope of the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on FP use in Bangladesh's rural and urban areas. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-22T11:00:09Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-33919726409141848a9b26372f7db120 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1932-6203 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-22T11:00:09Z |
| publishDate | 2021-01-01 |
| publisher | Public Library of Science (PLoS) |
| record_format | Article |
| series | PLoS ONE |
| spelling | doaj.art-33919726409141848a9b26372f7db1202022-12-21T18:28:31ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032021-01-01169e025763410.1371/journal.pone.0257634Prevalence and factors associated with family planning during COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study.Nitai RoyMd Bony AminMaskura Jahan MalihaBibhuti SarkerMd AktarujjamanEkhtear HossainGourango Talukdar<h4>Background and objectives</h4>The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted health systems worldwide, including in Bangladesh, limiting access to family planning information (FP) and services. Unfortunately, the evidence on the factors linked to such disruption is limited, and no study has addressed the link among Bangladeshis. This study aimed to examine the socioeconomic, demographic, and other critical factors linked to the use of FP in the studied areas during the COVID-19 pandemic.<h4>Methods</h4>The characteristics of the respondents were assessed using a cross-sectional questionnaire survey and descriptive statistics. The variables that were substantially linked with FP usage were identified using a Chi-square test. In addition, a multivariate logistic regression model was used to identify the parameters linked to FP in the study areas during the COVID-19 pandemic.<h4>Results</h4>The prevalence of FP use among currently married 15-49 years aged women was 36.03% suggesting a 23% (approximately) decrease compared to before pandemic data. Results also showed that 24.42% of the respondents were using oral contraceptive pills (OCP) which is lower than before pandemic data (61.7%). Multivariate regression analysis provided broader insight into the factors affecting FP use. Results showed that woman's age, education level of the respondents, working status of the household head, locality, reading a newspaper, FP workers' advice, currently using OCP, ever used OCP, husbands' supportive attitude towards OCP use, duration of the marriage, ever pregnant, the number of children and dead child were significantly associated with FP use in the study areas during COVID-19 pandemic.<h4>Conclusions</h4>This study discusses unobserved factors that contributed to a reduction in FP use and identifies impediments to FP use in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 epidemic. This research further adds to our understanding of FP usage by revealing the scope of the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on FP use in Bangladesh's rural and urban areas.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257634 |
| spellingShingle | Nitai Roy Md Bony Amin Maskura Jahan Maliha Bibhuti Sarker Md Aktarujjaman Ekhtear Hossain Gourango Talukdar Prevalence and factors associated with family planning during COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE |
| title | Prevalence and factors associated with family planning during COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study. |
| title_full | Prevalence and factors associated with family planning during COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study. |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence and factors associated with family planning during COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence and factors associated with family planning during COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study. |
| title_short | Prevalence and factors associated with family planning during COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study. |
| title_sort | prevalence and factors associated with family planning during covid 19 pandemic in bangladesh a cross sectional study |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257634 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT nitairoy prevalenceandfactorsassociatedwithfamilyplanningduringcovid19pandemicinbangladeshacrosssectionalstudy AT mdbonyamin prevalenceandfactorsassociatedwithfamilyplanningduringcovid19pandemicinbangladeshacrosssectionalstudy AT maskurajahanmaliha prevalenceandfactorsassociatedwithfamilyplanningduringcovid19pandemicinbangladeshacrosssectionalstudy AT bibhutisarker prevalenceandfactorsassociatedwithfamilyplanningduringcovid19pandemicinbangladeshacrosssectionalstudy AT mdaktarujjaman prevalenceandfactorsassociatedwithfamilyplanningduringcovid19pandemicinbangladeshacrosssectionalstudy AT ekhtearhossain prevalenceandfactorsassociatedwithfamilyplanningduringcovid19pandemicinbangladeshacrosssectionalstudy AT gourangotalukdar prevalenceandfactorsassociatedwithfamilyplanningduringcovid19pandemicinbangladeshacrosssectionalstudy |