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A further reduction in TF R is possible in a short period oftime by meeting the unmet needs of high parity couples inBangladesh. The statement is supported by the fact that 91% of thecouples with three or more living children do not want additionalchildren and that only 51% use family planning methods. However,9% of the high parity couples want an traditional child. In thisconfer! the paper examined whether there exist association betweengender composition of living children and the desire for additionalchildren among high parity couples using the data extracted fromthe 2004 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey. The paperalso examined whether education, socioeconomic status, and NGOmembership can modify the influence of gentler compotition ondesire for more children. The findings of the study showed thatgentler preference, particularly of son, was more common among determinant ofthe desire for more children and it was more common among thewomen with all _female children, with odds of desiring additionalchildren was 11,4 times of women those having at least one of bothsexes in rural area while it was 7. 08 times in urban area. The also revealed that the influence of gentler preference wasnor modified by education, socioeconomic status, and NGO of woman. |
