Reproduction, risk and reality: family planning and reproductive health in northern Vietnam.
J Biosoc Sci
; 30(3): 393-409, 1998 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-9746837
ABSTRACT
PIP: The reproductive health of Vietnamese women was assessed in a 1994 survey of 504 rural and 523 urban women from two communes (Hai Hung and Ha Bac Provinces). The survey, conducted in collaboration with the National Committee for Population and Family Planning, collected 5-year histories of reproduction, contraceptive use, abortion, and reproductive tract infection (RTI) symptoms. Of particular interest were possible RTI risks associated with IUD use and induced abortion, both of which are widespread in Viet Nam. At the time of the survey, 24.9% of urban and 16.5% of rural respondents were using the IUD and 51.2% of urban and 35.1% of rural women had undergone at least one pregnancy termination. 22.8% of urban and 31.5% of rural women reported menstrual problems. 13.2% of urban and 22.8% of rural respondents reported three or more symptoms suggestive of RTI. The most common RTI symptom was heavy white discharge, reported by 38.2% of urban and 46.4% of rural women. Multivariate analysis identified abortion in the last 6 months (rural women) and few household assets as the only significant predictors of RTI symptoms. IUD use did not increase RTI symptoms in either study group. Behaviors that place women at risk of sexually transmitted RTIs were not investigated. These findings indicate a need to improve the quality of abortion care in Viet Nam.
Palavras-chave
Abortion, Induced--complications; Asia; Biology; Contraception; Contraceptive Methods--side effects; Developing Countries; Diseases; Family Planning; Fertility Control, Postconception; Health; Infections; Iud--side effects; Reproductive Health--women; Reproductive Tract Infections--etiology; Reproductive Tract Infections--women; Research Methodology; Research Report; Risk Factors; Sampling Studies; Southeastern Asia; Studies; Surveys; Viet Nam
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Serviços de Planejamento Familiar
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Fertilidade
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Infecções
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Biosoc Sci
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos