Social factors influencing contraceptive usage in the Black population of Rhodesia.
Adoption of family planning practices involves two decisions--acceptance or rejection of, firstly, the concept of voluntary fertility control, and secondly, of the use of contraceptives. Modern contraceptives are a medical innovation. The diffusion process is influenced by social, economic and political factors in the country.
D001741:Black or African American; D001364:Awareness; D044383:Black People; D003073:Cognitive Dissonance; D003142:Communication; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011057:Politics; D012424:Rural Population; D012925:Social Conformity; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D015030:Zimbabwe