Contraceptive practices among married women of reproductive age in Bangladesh: a review of the evidence.

Background: Bangladesh has experienced a sevenfold increase in its contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) in less than forty years from 8% in 1975 to 62% in 2014. However, despite this progress, almost one-third of pregnancies are still unintended which may be attributed to unmet need for family planning and discontinuation and switching of methods after initiation of their use.

Methods: We conducted an extensive literature review on contraceptive use among married women of reproductive age (MWRA) in Bangladesh.