Women's autonomy and unintended pregnancy among currently pregnant women in Bangladesh

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1206-1214

  Rahman, Mosfequr ^a,b  

^a KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RAJSHAHI   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Decision making; Ever use of contraception; Unintended pregnancy; Women's autonomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANGLADESH; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; PREGNANT WOMEN; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865616748     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-011-0897-3     Document Type: Article

References (46)

1. WHO. (2000). Women of South-East Asia: A health profile. New Delhi: Regional office for South-East Asia, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
2. National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT), Mitra and Associates, ORC Macro. (2009). Bangladesh demographic and health survey 2007. Dhaka, Bangladesh and Calverton, Ml: National Institute of Population Research and Training, Mitra and Associates, and ORC Macro.
3. Caldwell, B. (2000). The first generation to control family size: a microstudy of the causes of fertility decline in a rural area of Bangladesh. Studies in Family Planning, 31(3), 239-251.
4. Simmons R, Mita R (1995). Women's status and family planning in Bangladesh: An analysis of focus group data. University of Michigan and The Population Council.
5. Bustan, M. N., & Coker, A. L. (1994). Maternal attitude toward pregnancy and the risk of neonatal death. American Journal of Public Health, 84(3), 411-414. (Pubitemid 24107825)
6. Conde-Agudelo, A., & Belizán, J. M. (2000). Maternal morbidity and mortality associated with interpregnancy interval: Cross sectional study. BMJ, 321(7271), 1255-1259.
7. Konje, J., Obisesan, K., & Ladipo, O. (1992). Health and economic consequences of septic induced abortion. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 37(3), 193-197.
8. Marsiglio, W., & Mott, F. L. (1988). Does wanting to become pregnant with a first child affect subsequent maternal behaviors and infant birth weight? Journal of Marriage and Family, 50(4), 1023-1036.
9. Sable, M. R., Spencer, J. C., Stockbauer, J. W., et al. (1997). Pregnancy wantedness and adverse pregnancy outcomes: Differences by race and Medicaid status. Family Planning Perspectives, 29(2), 76-81.
10. Eggleston, E., (Ed.) (1998). Unintended pregnancy and use of prenatal care in Ecuador. Annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, 1998 November 15-19; Washington DC.
11. Joyce, T., & Grossman, M. (1990). Pregnancy wantedness and the early initiation of prenatal care. Demography, 27(1), 1-17.
12. Sable, M. R., Stockbauer, J. W., Schramm, W. F., et al. (1990). Differentiating the barriers to adequate prenatal care in Missouri, 1987-1988. Public Health Reports, 105(6), 549-555.
13. Butler, P. (2003). In J. Khanna (Ed.), Progress in reproductive health research (Vol. 62). World Health Organization.
14. Eggleston, E. (1999). Determinants of unintended pregnancy among women in Ecuador. International Family Planning Perspectives, 25(1), 27-33.
15. Basu, A. M. (1999). Fertility decline and increasing gender imbalance in India, including a possible south Indian turnaround. Development and Change, 30(2), 237-263. (Pubitemid 29278151)
16. Dyson, T., & Moore, M. (1983). On kinship structure, female autonomy, and demographic behavior in India. Population and Development Review, 9(1), 35-60.
17. Fikree, F. F., & Pasha, O. (2004). Role of gender in health disparity: The South Asian context. BMJ, 328(7443), 823-826. (Pubitemid 38446383)
18. Becker, S., Fonseca-Becker, F., & Schenck-Yglesias, C. (2006). Husbands' and wives' reports of women's decision-making power in Western Guatemala and their effects on preventive health behaviors. Social Science and Medicine, 62(9), 2313-2326.
19. Bloom, S. S., Wypij, D., & Das Gupta, M. (2001). Dimensions of women's autonomy and the influence on maternal health care utilization in a north Indian city. Demography, 38(1), 67-78. (Pubitemid 33597460)
20. Ghuman, S. J., Lee, H. J., & Smith, H. L. (2006). Measurement of women's autonomy according to women and their husbands: Results from five Asian countries. Social Science Research, 35(1), 1-28. (Pubitemid 41762085)
21. MacKinnon, C. A. (1983). Feminism, Marxism, method, and the state: Toward feminist jurisprudence. Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 8(4), 635-658.
22. Pallitto, C. C., & O'Campo, P. (2005). Community level effects of gender inequality on intimate partner violence and unintended pregnancy in Colombia: Testing the feminist perspective. Social Science and Medicine, 60(10), 2205-2216. (Pubitemid 40313366)
23. Abadian, S. (1996). Women's autonomy and its impact on fertility. World Development, 24(12), 1793-1809.
24. Al Riyami, A., Afifi, M., & Mabry, R. M. (2004). Women's autonomy, education and employment in Oman and their influence on contraceptive use. Reproductive Health Matters, 12(23), 144-154. (Pubitemid 38638324)
25. Hogan, D. P., Berhanu, B., & Hailemariam, A. (1999). Household organization, women's autonomy, and contraceptive behavior in southern Ethiopia. Studies in Family Planning, 30(4), 302-314. (Pubitemid 30132571)
26. Saleem, S., & Bobak, M. (2005). Women's autonomy, education and contraception use in Pakistan: A national study. Reproductive Health, 2(1), 1-8.
27. Gupta, M. D. (1995). Life course perspectives on women's autonomy and health outcomes. American Anthropologist, 97(3), 481-491.
28. Ghuman, S. J. (2003). Women's autonomy and child survival: A comparison of muslims and non-muslims in four Asian countries. Demography, 40(3), 419-436. (Pubitemid 38762721)
29. Shroff, M., Griffiths, P., Adair, L., et al. (2009). Maternal autonomy is inversely related to child stunting in Andhra Pradesh, India. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 5(1), 64-74.
30. Bhatia, J., & Cleland, J. (1995). Determinants of maternal care in a region of South India. Health Transition Review, 5(1), 127-142.
31. Matsumura, M., & Gubhaju, B. (2001). Women's status, household structure and the utilization of maternal health services in Nepal. Asia-Pacific Population Journal, 16(1), 23-44.
32. Mistry, R., Galal, O., & Lu, M. (2009). Women's autonomy and pregnancy care in rural India: A contextual analysis. Social Science and Medicine, 69(6), 926-933.
33. Mullany, B. C., Hindin, M. J., & Becker, S. (2005). Can women's autonomy impede male involvement in pregnancy health in Katmandu, Nepal? Social Science and Medicine, 61(9), 1993-2006. (Pubitemid 41114869)
34. Woldemicael, G., & Tenkorang, E. Y. (2010). Women's autonomy and maternal health-seeking behavior in Ethiopia. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 14(6), 988-998.
35. Adhikari, R., Soonthorndhada, K., & Prasartkul, P. (2009). Correlates of unintended pregnancy among currently pregnant married women in Nepal. BMC International Health and Human Rights, 9(1), 17.
36. Brown, S. S., & Eisenberg, L. (1995). The best intentions: Unintended pregnancy and the well-being of children and families. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.
37. Rutstein, S. (2008). The DHS wealth index: Approaches for rural and urban areas. Calverton, MD: Macro International.
38. Rutstein, S., & Johnson, K. (2004). The DHS wealth index (DHS comparative Reports No. 6). Calverton, MD: ORC Macro.
39. Okonofua, F. E., Odimegwu, C., Ajabor, H., et al. (1999). Assessing the prevalence and determinants of unwanted pregnancy and induced abortion in Nigeria. Studies in Family Planning, 30(1), 67-77. (Pubitemid 29308291)
40. Abbasi-Shavazi, M. J., Hosseini-Chavoshi, M., Aghajanian, A., et al. (2004). Unintended pregnancies in the Islamic Republic of Iran: Levels and correlates. Asia-Pacific Population Journal, 19(1), 27-38.
41. Goto, A., Yasumura, S., Reich, M. R., et al. (2002). Factors associated with unintended pregnancy in Yamagata, Japan. Social Science and Medicine, 54(7), 1065-1079. (Pubitemid 34195491)
42. Caldwell, J. C. (1986). Routes to low mortality in poor countries. Population and Development Review, 12(2), 171-220.
43. Oni, G., & McCarthy, J. (1990). Contraceptive knowledge and practice in Ilorin, Nigeria: 1983-1988. Studies in Family Planning, 21(2), 104-109.
44. Westoff, C. F., & Rodriguez, G. (1995). The mass media and family planning in Kenya. International Family Planning Perspectives, 21(1), 26-36.
45. Blanc, A. K., Curtis, S. L., & Croft, T. N. (2002). Monitoring contraceptive continuation: Links to fertility outcomes and quality of care. Studies in Family Planning, 33(2), 127-140. (Pubitemid 34801291)
46. Jain, A. (1999). Should eliminating unmet need for contraception continue to be a program priority? International Family Planning Perspectives, 25, 39-49.