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The Impact on Breastfeeding and Pregnancy Status of Household Contraceptive Distribution in Rural Haiti

Author(s) -

A Bordes,

James Allman,

Adeline Verly

Publication year - 1982

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.72.8.835

Subject(s) - breastfeeding , family planning , medicine , pregnancy , public health , developing country , rural area , demography , developed country , environmental health , population , obstetrics , gynecology , research methodology , pediatrics , economic growth , nursing , pathology , sociology , biology , economics , genetics

This paper presents data from an experimental project which distributed oral contraceptives, foam, and condoms to households in three rural areas of Haiti between January 1978 and March 1980. The contraceptive distribution had little apparent impact on traditional, prolonged breastfeeding patterns, and the percentage of women pregnant after eight months of field operations declined over 35 per cent in the two areas where contraceptive acceptance and use were highest. (Am J Public Health 1982; 72:825-838.)

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