title: Changes in contraceptive use and fertility: El Salvador, 1978-88.
abstract: In El Salvador from 1978 to 1988, contraceptive use among married women 15-44 years of age increased from 34% to 47%, and the total fertility rate declined from 6.3 to 4.6 children per woman. Most of this change took place from 1978 to 1985. Sterilization is the most prevalent method used, but nearly one-half of the women who are sterilized did not use any contraception before their operation. Few young couples use reversible methods of contraception to space births or delay the start of childbearing. On average, women wait 8 years after marriage and have nearly three children before they use contraception.
authors.affiliation: US Department of Health and Human Service, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Monteith
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Warren
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Caceres
authors.forename: H I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Goldberg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003267:Contraception; D004544:El Salvador; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged