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Contraceptive sterilization in four Latin American countries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

James McCarthy
James McCarthy
Affiliation:
Department of Population Dynamics, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Summary

The use of sterilization as a method of contraception is increasing rapidly throughout the world. This paper reports on sterilization rates for women in Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic and Panama in relation to demographic characteristics. Comparisons are made with non-sterilized women using other efficient contraceptive methods.

The sterilization rates range from 0·161 in Colombia to 0·552 in Panama; births averted are calculated as one-quarter in Colombia, one-half in Costa Rica and one in the Dominican Republic and Panama.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 14 , Issue 2 , April 1982 , pp. 189 - 201
Copyright
Copyright © 1982, Cambridge University Press

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