Intermittent Needs for Family Planning among Women with an Internal Migrant Husband in Bangladesh: A Qualitative Study

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Table 1. Socio-economic background of the women (n = 23)

Variables	(n = 23)
Women’s age in years (mean and range)	28 (18–40)
Women’s age in years at marriage (mean and range)	16 (12–21)
Women’s years of schooling
0 years	2
1–5 years	4
6–10 years	13
12 + years	4
Women’s occupation
Housewife	23
Other	0
Husband’s age in years (mean and range)	36 (21–55)
Husband’s years of schooling
0 years	1
1–5 years	5
6–10 years	11
12 + years	6
Husband’s occupation
Service holder (Govt., NGO & private)	10
Van/CNG/car driver	4
Day labourer	3
RMG worker	2
Salesmen	2
Driver (Launch)	1
Contractor	1
Mean duration (years) of work outside the home	13 (2–30)
Mean duration (years) of marriage	11 (1.5–26)
Number of home visits by husband in the past year
1–2 times	1
3–4 times	7
5–6 times	6
7–8 times	3
8 + times	6
Family type
Nuclear	10
Extended^a	13
Parity (mean and range)	2.05 (1–3)
Desired number of children (mean and range)	2.26 (2–3)

^a Where spouses typically live with the husband’s parent/s and siblings.

Table 2. Women’s method use and reproductive history, by duration of marriage (N = 23)

Years of marriage Method(s) used^a	Number of women				Number of pregnancies^b
	1–5 Y (n = 6)	6–10 Y (n = 5)	10–20 Y (n = 12)	Total (N = 23)	Unintended pregnancy	Pregnancy termination
Pill+ Condom	2	–	–	2	2	1
Pill+ Condom+ Withdrawal	1	–	–	1	–	–
Pill+ Abstinence	1	–	–	1	1	–
Condom	1	–	–	1	1	–
Pill	1	1	3	5	2	–
Pill+ Condom+ Abstinence	–	1	–	1	1	–
Pill+ Injection+ LAM	–	1	–	1	1	–
Pill+ Injection	–	1	2	3	1	–
Pill+ Condom+ Injection+ LAM	–	1	1	2	1	1
Pill+ Injection+ Norplant	–	–	1	1	2	–
Pill+ Condom+ Injection+ Norplant+ Withdrawal + Abstinence	–	–	1	1	4	2
Pill+ Condom+ Withdrawal+ Abstinence	–	–	1	1	–	–
Pill+ Injection+ Herbal	–	–	1	1	1	–
Pill+ Injection+ Abstinence	–	–	1	1	1	–
Condom+ Injection+ Withdrawal	–	–	1	1	1	1
Total	6	5	12	23	19	5

^a Denotes methods used over women’s lifetimes and not the sequence in which methods were used.

^b In total, 14 women experienced a total of 19 unintended pregnancies.