title: Contraception outside North America: options and popular choices.
abstract: Recent data indicate that worldwide contraceptive use has reached about 50%. Effective contraceptive methods are being used by increasing numbers of women; sterilization is the most widely used method in the world. In this chapter, sociocultural influences on contraceptive choice are reviewed for selected developed countries and developing countries in Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Demographers predict that fertility control will remain a world problem for many years to come.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003267:Contraception / Q000379:methods*; D003268:Contraception Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D003469:Culture; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012071:Religion and Sex