Search Results for Tubal Ligation

...Nancy Phillips Abstract This report presents data on the prevalence of tubal ligations, vasectomies and remedial sterilizing operations among white couples, with wife aged 20–54, who subscribe to a pre-paid medical care program and live in a suburban area near San Francisco. Contraceptive...

... for whom sterilization had been an option (recognizing that it is a terminal method), about one of every five had chosen this method of contraception. About half of all sterilizations were vasectomies, though vasectomies have outnumbered tubal ligations in recent years. Differentials in prevalence...

...Lee L. Bean; William Seltzer 15 1 2011 © Population Association of America 1968 1968 Family Planning Family Planning Program Tubal Ligation Secondary Sterility Program Estimate References 1 See for sample, UNESCO, “Evaluation Techniques,” International Social...

...Warren G. Povey; George F. Brown 15 1 2011 © Population Association of America 1968 1968 Family Planning Family Planning Service Family Planning Program Tubal Ligation Ford Foundation TUNISIA'S EXPERIENCE IN FAMILY PLANNING WARREN G. paVEY AND GEORGE F. BROWN...

... Population Association of America 2001 2001 Family Planning Unobserved Heterogeneity Contraceptive Method Tubal Ligation Household Asset References Adair , L.S. , & Popkin , B.M. ( 1988 ). Birth Weight, Maturity and Proportionality in Filipino Infants . Human Biology , 4...

... used in defining contraceptive intent. A total of 949 contraceptive sterilizations were identified (845 tubal ligations, 11 hysterectomies, and 93 vasectomies) from a total of 1,033sterilizations (859 tubal ligations, 81 hysterectomies, and 93 vasectomies). Our analysis includes both female and male...

... and tubal ligations, and IUeD's at the end of each year of the program, 1965-68. couples at the end of each year and con- ventional contraceptives vary around 60 percent. Sterilizations rise from 1 to 11 percent. The lower proportion in the prev- alence index is a result of the longer effec- tive life...

... specific methods are ranked in Table 2. By and large, the most widely known method was the oral tablet, with which about one-third of the wives were familiar. Next comes the condom with 21 percent, then tubal ligation with 16 percent. These three appeared to be the most commonly known methods. The other...

... of women in participat- ing households have had a child in the last four years com- 9. The average 1992 Tk.lU.S. dollar exchange rate was 38.95 (The Europa World Yearbook 1995). 10. Defining contraceptive behavior as current use means that those with tubal ligations are counted as current contraceptors...

...." In a study of women undergoing tubal ligations in the city of Dacca, we found that the average number of living children was 5.7.15 Our most recent indicator of the characteristics of the adopters comes from our IUCD pro- gram conducted in both urban and rural areas in and around Dacca. The average family...

.... Pakistan attempts to compute "couple years of protection against pregnancy" achieved by the program. This is com- puted as follows: 1. Number of condoms and foam tablets dis- tributed + 100 2. Number of applications of other conven- tional contraceptives + 100 3. Numberof vasectomies and tubal ligations 4...

... to more re- cently adopted simplified techniques of abortion and tubal ligation (vacuum aspiration without electricity and sterili- zation by fusing the Fallopian tubes without major surgery) which improved access to contraceptive surgery for the rural populace (Orleans, 1969). This omission is only one...

.... Abortions went up in mid-1968, and since then have remained at a fairly steady average of 200 plus abortions per month. It is important to note that both tubal ligations and abortions are offered and performed in only a very few urban hospitals, primarily those in Tunis, Beja, Le Kef, and Bizerte...

... was currently married at the date of interview. As in past cycles of the survey, a married couple is classified as sterile if either partner is sterile, and as subfecund if either partner is subfecund. Sterility may stem from a hysterectomy, tubal ligation, vasectomy, or inability to conceive of known...

... a strongly gendered component; vasectomy is less costly and has fewer potential side effects, but continues to be much less common than tubal ligation as the sterilization choice of married couples (Mosher 1990). By modeling simultaneous risks of sterilization and pregnancy we may learn more about...

... ). Malawian women’s interest in limiting their absolute number of children is additionally evidenced by the fact that more than 25 % of women older than 40 have had a tubal ligation, up from just 3 % in 1992 (Measure DHS and ICF Macro 1994 , 2011 ). A recurring question in research on family size...

..., and tubal ligation) were more popular 600 DEMOGRAPHY, volume 18, number 4, November 1981 than male methods in both provinces, as in all Thailand. This evidence unmistakably docu- ments the recent and rapid transition of the Thai population from uncontrolled to controlled levels of fertility. The case...

... ; Washington 2006). Even more recently, between 2005 and 2013, many female prisoners in California received tubal ligations without proper informed consent (California State Auditor 2014 ). Further, the issue of whether poor women should bear children is still at the heart of ongoing welfare debates (e.g...

... no change in counts of tubal ligation and vasectomies. See Table A11 in the online appendix for summary of these findings. See also Lautharte and Rasul ( 2020 ) for an interesting and complementary analysis. 28 For an interesting empirical exercise on long-term effects of aggregate fertility...