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Determinants of Desired Family Size and Children Ever Born in Bangladesh
Authors: Islam Uddin, K. C. Bhuyan, and Syeda Sanjida Islam
Source: Journal of Family Welfare, 57(2): 39-47;
Topic(s): Family planning
Fertility
Country: Asia
  Bangladesh
Published: DEC 2011
Abstract: The article focuses on a study which examines the desired family size in Bangladesh and its relationship with fertility behaviour. The data for the study was obtained from the 2007 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS). Family size was found to be affected by many socio-psychological and economic factors besides the biological capacity of reproduction.
Web: http://medind.nic.in/jah/t11/i2/jaht11i2p39.pdf