INFLUENCE OF FAMILY HEADS REPRODUCTIVE-BEHAVIOR ON THE USE OF MODERN CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS BY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY IN RURAL BANGLADESH

A study in Bangladesh showed that the probability of use of modern con traception by eligible family members of a household increases signifi cantly if the household head himself is a user. Multinomial logistic r egression showed that contraceptive use was also significantly related with maternal age, parity, education, socioeconomic status and experi ence of child mortality. Inclusion of ever use of modern contraceptive s by the family head or his wife, showed family head's religiosity to be a significant predictor of use, apart from his age and parity, and after controlling for socioeconomic correlates.