The two fertility stalls that occurred in Bangladesh emerged as substantial barriers in controlling its burgeoning vast population. The first stall occurred during 1996-2000 in the mid-transition of fertility, while the second stall occurred during the recent period 2011-2014 in the late transition of fertility. This article explores the role of proximate determinants in those stalls by using the data of Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys. Data have been analyzed using proximate determinants model and a descriptive analysis technique. Findings show that contraceptive use and induced abortion are the main drivers of fertility transition in Bangladesh. Both stalls in Bangladesh are found to be associated with a stall in induced abortion. In addition, declining postpartum infecundability plays a vital role in setting first stall. At the end of this stall, composition of contraceptive use is also found less efficient. While, declining fertility-inhibiting effect of marriage and a marginal increase in contraceptive use are the additional factors that play key roles in setting second stall. The mixture of contraceptive use shows a shift to a more efficient composition in the recent years. Change in the timing of birth does not show any consistent link with any of the fertility stalls.

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决定因素在孟加拉国最近和过去的生育失速中的作用。

孟加拉国发生的两个生育失速成为了控制其迅速增长的庞大人口的重大障碍。第一个失速发生在1996-2000年的生育力中期，而第二个失速发生在最近的2011-2014年生育力的后期。本文通过使用孟加拉国人口与健康调查的数据，探讨了近因决定因素在这些摊位中的作用。数据已使用最接近的行列式模型和描述性分析技术进行了分析。研究结果表明，使用避孕药具和人工流产是孟加拉国生育力过渡的主要驱动力。发现孟加拉国的两个摊位都与人工流产有关。此外，产后不孕症的减少在初次失速中起着至关重要的作用。在该摊位结束时，发现使用避孕药具的效率也较低。而降低婚姻抑制生育力的作用以及避孕药具的少量增加是在造成第二次失速中起关键作用的其他因素。近年来，混合使用避孕药具向更有效的成分转变。出生时间的变化并未显示出与任何生育率档位有任何一致的联系。