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Changes in contraceptive use and fertility: El Salvador, 1978–88

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Richard S. Monteith ,
Charles W. Warren ,
Jose Mario Caceres  and
Howard I. Goldberg
Richard S. Monteith
Affiliation:
US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Charles W. Warren
Affiliation:
US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Jose Mario Caceres
Affiliation:
US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Howard I. Goldberg
Affiliation:
US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Summary

In El Salvador from 1978 to 1988, contraceptive use among married women 15–44 years of age increased from 34% to 47%, and the total fertility rate declined from 6·3 to 4·6 children per woman. Most of this change took place from 1978 to 1985. Sterilization is the most prevalent method used, but nearly one-half of the women who are sterilized did not use any contraception before their operation. Few young couples use reversible methods of contraception to space births or delay the start of childbearing. On average, women wait 8 years after marriage and have nearly three children before they use contraception.

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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , January 1991 , pp. 79 - 89
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Copyright © 1991, Cambridge University Press

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