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Correlates of contraceptive use among urban poor in Colombia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Jane T. Bertrand ,
William E. Bertrand  and
Daniel Bermeo
Jane T. Bertrand
Affiliation:
Departments of Applied Health Sciences and Biostatistics–Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
William E. Bertrand
Affiliation:
Departments of Applied Health Sciences and Biostatistics–Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Daniel Bermeo
Affiliation:
Department of Social Medicine, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
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Summary

Fourteen variables including socioeconomic factors, demographic variables, reproductive ideals and contact with family planning programmes are tested as correlates of contraceptive use among a low-income population of Cali, Colombia. Data from surveys in 1976 and 1978 show two factors to be key determinants: number of children and contact with the local contraceptive distribution post. The availability of family planning services is discussed as an important concern for policy makers.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 13 , Issue 4 , October 1981 , pp. 431 - 441
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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