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Reasons for not using contraceptives: an international comparison
This study presents the main reasons for currently not using contraceptives given by currently in-union, nonpregnant women 15-44 years of age in three Asian countries (Bangladesh, Korea, and Thailand) and three Latin American countries (Barbados, Colombia, and Costa Rica). Desire for next child, side effects or health reasons, and temporary infecundity were the most commonly given reasons for current nonuse. In Korea, Thailand, and Barbados, there is little or no disapproval of contraceptives, but in the other countries there is an appreciable amount. Variations in the reasons given by selected socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of the respondents are examined. Among these characteristics, age of the women, number of living children, and ever use of family planning methods are generally the most powerful discriminators of the main reason for nonuse.
This study presents the main reasons for currently not using contraceptives given by currently in-union, nonpregnant women 15-44 years of age in three Asian countries (Bangladesh, Korea, and Thailand) and three Latin American countries (Barbados, Colombia, and Costa Rica). Desire for next child, side effects or health reasons, and temporary infecundity were the most commonly given reasons for current nonuse. In Korea, Thailand, and Barbados, there is little or no disapproval of contraceptives, but in the other countries there is an appreciable amount. Variations in the reasons given by selected socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of the respondents are examined. Among these characteristics, age of the women, number of living children, and ever use of family planning methods are generally the most powerful discriminators of the main reason for nonuse.