Credit programs, women's empowerment, and contraceptive use in rural Bangladesh.
Abstract
This article presents findings of research addressing the question of how women's status affects fertility. The effects on contraceptive use of women's participation in rural credit programs and on their status or level of empowerment were examined. A woman's level of empowerment is defined here as a function of her relative physical mobility, economic security, ability to make various purchases on her own, freedom from domination and violence within her family, political and legal awareness, and participation in public protests and political campaigning. The main finding is that participation in both of the credit programs studied, those of Grameen Bank and Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC), is positively associated with women's level of empowerment. A positive effect on contraceptive use is discernible among both participants and nonparticipants in Grameen Bank villages. Participation in BRAC does not appear to affect contraceptive use.
Keywords
developing countries
bangladesh
family planning
economic development
demographic factors
economic factors
population
socioeconomic factors
research methodology
population characteristics
asia
contraception
studies
rural population--women
southern asia
women in development
research report
marital status
nuptiality
comparative studies
contraceptive usage--changes
currently married--women
income generation programs--women
women's status--changes
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