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A Follow‐up of Tubectomy Clients in Bangladesh
Author(s) -
Swenson Ingrid,
Jahan Farida Akhtar,
Khan Atiqur Rahman
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/j.1879-3479.1979.tb00114.x
Subject(s) - medicine , sterilization (economics) , demography , family planning , patient satisfaction , family medicine , population , environmental health , research methodology , nursing , sociology , foreign exchange market , monetary economics , economics , foreign exchange
Five hundred twenty‐one tubectomy clients from two health centers and one sterilization camp were interviewed 1–4 years after their tubectomies to determine: (a) demographic characteristics, (b) reasons for selecting tubectomy and (c) long‐term satisfaction. Essentially no differences in demographic characteristics or long‐term satisfaction were observed between urban and rural clients or by the type of center where the tubectomies were performed. Means ages of the clients were 31–32 years; mean parity was 7. Fifty‐four percent of the rural and 85% of the urban patients had used contraceptives before tubectomy. Ninety‐five percent or more of the patients stated that they were satisfied with the tubectomy.