Alan GrayJamil H. ChowdhuryBruce CaldwellAhmed Al-SabirMahidol UniversityPopulation ResearchAustralian National UniversityNational Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT)2018-09-072018-09-071999-01-01Studies in Family Planning. Vol.30, No.1 (1999), 43-53003936652-s2.0-0033106163https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/25788Some coitus-dependent methods of family planning, such as withdrawal, periodic abstinence, and the condom, require male involvement for their use, and using these methods in combination has proved to be sensible. An investigation of why male and female respondents in a survey conducted in Bangladesh often gave conflicting answers about which methods they were currently using, particularly about 'traditional' methods and condoms, showed that inconsistency in their reports arose because these methods are used in combination to such an extent that they are difficult to distinguish. In order to obtain reliable responses about these methods, a survey approach different from the long-established one is required.Mahidol UniversitySocial SciencesArticleSCOPUS10.1111/j.1728-4465.1999.00043.x