Contraceptive practice in New Zealand.
N Z Med J
; 101(859): 809-13, 1988 Dec 14.
Article
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| 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.
Palavras-chave
Age Distribution; Age Factors; Contraception; Contraceptive Methods; Contraceptive Prevalence Surveys; Contraceptive Usage--changes; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Family Planning; Family Planning Surveys; Female Sterilization; Gynecologic Surgery; Hysterectomy; Male Sterilization; Marital Status; Measurement; New Zealand; Nuptiality; Oceania; Oral Contraceptives; Population; Population Characteristics; Prevalence; Research Methodology; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Sterilization, Sexual; Surgery; Treatment; Urogenital Surgery
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Anticoncepção
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Comportamento Contraceptivo
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Pregnancy
País como assunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1988
Tipo de documento:
Article