Fertility and contraceptive practice: Bogota, 1964-74

The results of a 1974 survey of 6,692 Bogota women aged 15-49 conducted by the Colombian Association for Population Studies show that, in the last decade, approval of family planning practice increased 34 percent, contraceptive practice nearly doubled, and fertility declined by over 45 percent. Life-table analysis shows unusually high continuation rates for Bogota women. Data concerning crossovers between Bogota's three family planning programs and the commercial sector indicate that the manufacturers of contraceptives benefit from program activities. The study demonstrates, for the first time in Latin America, the feasibility of using a probability sample of the general female population to evaluate family planning programs.