Comparative Studies: Cross National Summaries. Number 9: Contraceptive Practice

摘要

As part of a series of comparative international studies, this report describes similarities and differences in levels and patterns of contraceptive use in 19 countries. To make these comparisons, only contraceptive use, demographic, and control variables are used. Both ever-use (use at any time) and current use of contraceptives are assessed and a distinction is made between efficient (i.e., sterilization, IUD) and inefficient (i.e., rhythm, withdrawal) contraceptive methods. The demographic variables include the age of respondents and the number of living children, while control variables refer to four control groups of women: ever-married (includes 'ever in union'); currently married; fecund (currently married women who are physiologically capable of having children, or who are pregnant, or who have been sterilized for contraceptive purposes); and exposed (all fecund women except those who are pregnant). Information for the tables and graphs was collected through questionnaires designed to ascertain knowledge and ever-use of contraceptive methods in Bangladesh, Fiji, Indonesia, Jordan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, and Peru.