Non-acceptance of puerperal sterilization. A study

This is an analysis of reasons given by 800 women who were hospitalized for deliveries at the Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital in Madras for refusing puerperal sterilization. The cases are analysed by socio-demographic characteristics, age and parity. The most common reasons given were "inability to do manual work after the operation", "husband objects", and "necessity for prolonged rest". The author suggests ways of dealing with these barriers to sterilization.