Ahmad Kabir
Department of Statistics, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh
Rahmat Ali
Department of Statistics, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh
Mohammad Shahidul Islam
Department of Statistics, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh
ABSTRACT
Using the data derived from the three national surveys, this article attempts to find the effect of sex preference on the use of contraception. The findings show that in the absence of sex preference, there would have been an increase in the contraceptive prevalence rate indicating that sex preference is still prevalent in Bangladesh. But this effect has been weakened with increase in contraceptive prevalence rate. Analysis of variance suggests that son preference is an important determinant of contraceptive use.
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Ahmad Kabir, Rahmat Ali and Mohammad Shahidul Islam, 2002. The Effect of Sex Preference on Contraceptive Use in Bangladesh. Journal of Biological Sciences, 2: 247-249.
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2002.247.249
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jbs.2002.247.249
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2002.247.249
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jbs.2002.247.249