Epidemiological characteristics of female sterilization clients at the Mother and Children Health Protection and Family Planing Center, Tay Ninh Province
- Author:
Thu Thi Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
epidemiology
- MeSH:
Epidemiologic Study Characteristics;
Sterilization;
female
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2002;435(11):18-20
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
This investigation involved 26 women who had sterilized at the Mother and Children Health Protection and Family Planing Center, Tay Ninh Province between February 1993 to February 1998. 86% of these clients aged from 25-39 years. Youngest clients were 21 years of age (2 women) and oldest were 45 years of age (3 women). Mean number of live births is 3.39+/-1.41 per one client, with more than 72% of the clients have had 3 live children or more. 81% of the clients are farmers and none of them are officials. Almost two thirds are illiteracy or have extremely low level of education. More than 37% of the clients reported that their income was less than 268,000 VND per month. 55% of the clients and 86% of their sex partners have not used any contraceptive method previously.
