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Incidence of hysterectomy and tubal ligation in public hospitals in South Australia, 1980–82

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Farhat Yusuf  and
Dora K. Briggs
Farhat Yusuf
Affiliation:
School of Economic and Financial Studies, Macquarie University, Sydney
Dora K. Briggs
Affiliation:
School of Education, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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Summary

This paper presents information on the incidence of hysterectomy and tubal ligation in South Australia in the period 1980–82, and on the age, marital status and ethnicity of women undergoing these procedures in public hospitals during the period. A typical woman undergoing one of these procedures was married or previously married and in her mid-40s for hysterectomy or mid-30s for tubal ligation. South Australian women had a lifetime chance of one in six of undergoing hysterectomy and of one in five of undergoing tubal ligation. The findings are consonant with the suggestion that increasing numbers of women are choosing forms of sterilization as means of contraception.

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Research Article
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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 20 , Issue 4 , October 1988 , pp. 453 - 459
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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