Open AccessAnalysis of urban vs. rural vasectomy demographics: a multi-institutional, retrospective comparison
Author(s) -
G. Luke Machen,
Erin T. Bird,
Parviz Kavoussi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
translational andrology and urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.721
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2223-4691
pISSN - 2223-4683
DOI - 10.21037/tau.2018.08.02
Subject(s) - vasectomy , medicine , demographics , demography , population , family planning , retrospective cohort study , sterilization (economics) , family medicine , surgery , environmental health , research methodology , sociology , monetary economics , economics , foreign exchange market , foreign exchange
Each year in the US, approximately 500,000 men choose to undergo a vasectomy for permanent sterilization. Despite being a very common procedure, studies reporting demographic data and characteristics that motivate men to choose a vasectomy are somewhat limited. With this analysis, the primary objective was to determine if a difference existed between the ages and number of children among men choosing to have a vasectomy at urology practices in urban (Austin, TX = City A, population 947,890) and rural (Temple, TX = City B, population 76,277) settings. A secondary objective was to establish if there was a trend in these variables over time.