Reproductive Decision Making Role among ... - Democracywatch

CHAPTER: THREERESEARCH METHODOLOGY3.1 Study Area:Due to mass rural to urban migration and urbanization and incorporation of erstwhile outlyingareas, growth of slums has been accelerated in Dhaka City, so that different slums selectedas the study area.3.2 Study Population:The study Population consisted of the slum dwellers of Dhaka city.3.3 Sample size and sampling method:Among the slums of Dhaka city, a representative sample of nine slums was selectedpurposively according to access facilities. Among the slum dwellers 361 respondentsselected using random sampling method to collect data, where 280 are female and 81 aremale.3.4 Data Collection Methods:Considering the nature of variables, numbers and types of respondents and their commentsquantitative procedures of data collection were applied.Data Collection Tools:Two types of data collection methods were used to conduct this study. These are:• Semi-structured interview schedule• Case Study3.5 Data collection procedure:The study was conducted on urban slum women and men to know about their knowledgeregarding reproductive health issues and to determine the influence of socio economicbackground of the slum dwellers in reproductive decision making.