Factors affecting choice of sterilisation among low income women in Paraíba, Brazil.
Despite the absence of a family planning programme, the prevalence of sterilisation in Brazil has increased substantially, such that it is used by relatively young women in poor areas of the country. Sterilisation is influenced more by the characteristics of the health service than by socioeconomic characteristics of the population.
Rodrigues
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Department of Administration, Federal University of Paraíba, Brazil.
Moji
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K
D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D002755:Choice Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal; D014930:Women