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[Unmet needs for contraceptive methods in Bolivia, 1998].
Moisés Calle1, Roberto Nascimento Rodrigues, Iúri da Costa Leite
1Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
Cadernos De Saude Publica
|August 19, 2006
Summary
Many Bolivian women have an unmet need for contraception, desiring to limit or space births. Factors like age, children, marriage duration, region, and education influence this need.
Area of Science:
- Demography
- Public Health
- Sociology
Background:
- Fertility rates are declining in Bolivia, mirroring trends in many developing nations.
- A significant portion of married women in Bolivia reported an unmet need for contraception in 1998.
- This unmet need was divided between women wanting to limit births and those wishing to space them.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the unmet need for contraception among married women in Bolivia.
- To identify key demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with this unmet need.
Main Methods:
- Utilized a multinomial hierarchical model for statistical analysis.
- Examined variables including woman's age, number of living children, marriage duration, geographic region, and educational attainment.
Main Results:
- Woman's age, number of living children, length of marriage, region, and schooling were significantly associated with unmet need for contraception.
- A substantial portion of married women (27.6%) had an unmet need in 1998.
- Specifically, 20.6% needed to limit births, and 7% needed to space births.
Conclusions:
- Identified critical factors influencing unmet need for contraception in Bolivia.
- Acknowledged remaining unexplained individual-level variation, suggesting the necessity for community-level analysis.
- Highlights the importance of understanding socioeconomic and demographic determinants for reproductive health interventions.