title: [Birth control in the Netherlands, 1982 and 1988].
abstract: Analysis of family planning and contraceptive use in the Netherlands for 1988 reveals that "a large share of the [female] population practices reliable methods of birth control.  At young ages many girls already take the pill.  As the rates of sexual intercourse by age do not differ very much from elsewhere in the western world...the Netherlands can also be characterized as a country with a very low incidence of teenage pregnancy and abortion.  From the differential analysis it can be concluded that nonuse of birth control methods coincides with the absence of a male partner.  Women with a partner, depending on the completeness of their family, use very reliable methods (pill, IUD, condom or sterilization)."  Statistical information on the use of various methods is also presented.  (SUMMARY IN ENG)
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Beets
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000367:Age Factors; D001519:Behavior; D017280:Condoms; D003267:Contraception; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D005060:Europe; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005298:Fertility; D007434:Intrauterine Devices; D017533:Marital Status; D008393:Marriage; D009426:Netherlands; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D013245:Sterilization, Reproductive
chemical_list: D003276:Contraceptives, Oral
keywords: Abortion, Induced; Adolescent Pregnancy; Age Factors; Barrier Methods; Behavior; Condom; Contraception; Contraceptive Effectiveness; Contraceptive Methods; Contraceptive Methods Chosen; Contraceptive Usage; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Europe; Family Planning; Female Sterilization; Fertility; Fertility Control, Postconception; Iud; Marital Status; Netherlands; Nuptiality; Oral Contraceptives; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Reproductive Behavior; Sex Behavior; Sterilization, Sexual; Use-effectiveness; Western Europe