| Program Districts | Nonprogram Districts | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern region | South-central region | North-central region | |
| Vacancy of UFPO, % | 36 | 47 | 10 |
| Vacancy of MO–MCH, % | 56 | 38 | 19 |
| CMWRA visited by FWA and other family planning worker,a % | 13 | 12 | 23 |
| CMWRA sought health/family planning care from facilities, % | 41 | 49 | 55 |
| CMWRA heard, saw, or read about LARCs/PMs, % | 38 | 37 | 50 |
| Increase in LARC/PM use between 2010 and 2013, percentage pointsb | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
Abbreviations: CMWRA, currently married women of reproductive age; FWA, family welfare assistant; LARC, long-acting reversible contraceptive; MO–MCH, medical officer–maternal and child health; PM, permanent method; UFPO, upazila (subdistrict) family planning officer.
↵a Although FWAs are supposed to make home visits every 2 months, in practice less than 20% of CMWRA reported that they were visited by a family planning worker in the 6 months prior to the 2011 Demographic and Health Survey.9
↵b It was not possible to match the program and nonprogram districts in the health system characteristics that may affect couples’ LARC/PM use.