Savings/Credit Group Formation and Change in Contraception

FA Steele, S Amin, RT Naved

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Abstract

We examine the characteristics of women who chose to join a women's savings or credit group organized by Save the Children USA in a rural area of Bangladesh, and the impact of participation on contraceptive use. The data are taken from a panel survey conducted in 1993, shortly before the groups were formed, and in 1995 after interventions began. Our findings show that although demographic and socioeconomic characteristics have only a weak relationship to the decision to join a program, the treatment that a woman receives from her husband is associated with participation. We also find evidence that the credit program tends to attract women who are already using contraception. The analysis of program impact on the use of modern contraceptives reveals a positive effect of the credit program, after we adjust for this selectivity; we see no evidence of an effect of participation in a savings group.
Translated title of the contributionSavings/Credit Group Formation and Change in Contraception
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)267 - 282
Number of pages16
JournalDemography
Volume38 (2)
Publication statusPublished - May 2001

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Publisher: Population Association of America

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