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Contraceptive practice in New Zealand.
Paul, C; Skegg, D C; Smeijers, J; Spears, G F.
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  • Paul C; Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin.
N Z Med J ; 101(859): 809-13, 1988 Dec 14.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-3205484
ABSTRACT
A survey of contraceptive practice in New Zealand was carried out using a population-based sample of women, aged 25 to 54, selected as control subjects in a national case-control study. The results showed that sterilisation has become the most common means of family limitation. Overall, 45% of women aged 25 to 54 were in a union where one or the other partner had been sterilised. Vasectomy was the most common method of contraceptive sterilisation. The frequency of hysterectomy contributed to the high rates of sterilisation; 12% of women had had a hysterectomy. Over 80% of New Zealand women had used an oral contraceptive at some time, but only 11% were using the pill at the time of the survey. Comparison with earlier studies of contraceptive use in New Zealand show there has been a marked increase in the prevalence of contraceptive sterilisation, and a marked decrease in the use of oral contraceptives.
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Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Anticoncepção / Comportamento Contraceptivo Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged / Pregnancy País como assunto: Oceania Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 1988 Tipo de documento: Article
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Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Anticoncepção / Comportamento Contraceptivo Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged / Pregnancy País como assunto: Oceania Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 1988 Tipo de documento: Article