M. Z. ISLAM1
1=Mohammad Zahidul Islam, Lecturer, Department of Population Science, Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University, Trishal, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Email: zahid100779@gmail.com.
ABSTRACT
The study was conducted at the Department of Population Science, Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University, Trishal, Mymensingh, Bangladesh during February to March 2017 to represent the socio economic condition of Santal population and determinants of uses of contraception to the Santals community in Bangladesh. Primary data were collected through an interview schedule. Data were collected from Mominpur Union in Parbatipur upazila under Dinajpur district of Bangladesh. Hundred (100) samples (100 Santals population of age 23 to 49 years) were selected for the study. Both the bivariate and multivariate analyses were used to analyze data. Bivariate analysis has been performed to show the association between the use of contraception with some demographic and socio economic characteristics. In multivariate analysis, logistic regression analysis was used to determine the dominant factors which affect the use of contraception. The result revealed that, about 62.0% of the total respondents have used different sorts of contraception. Higher rate of contraception use was found in the nuclear families (67.50%) with having the economic crises (74.30%). The respondents having the conscious of health have used different form of contraception more and use of contraception vary among the male (79.70%) and female (11.50%). General education for common people and restructure of present reproductive and contraception service delivery system were recommended.
Keywords: Santals population, Contraception using pattern and Binary logistic regression analyses