Survey report: Dominican Republic.
Popul Today
; 17(3): 5, 1989 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-12281715
PIP: The results of the Dominican Republic's 1986 Demographic and Health Survey suggest increased reliance on effective means of contraception but a continued preference for large family size. The survey covered 7649 women 15-49 years of age. Although only half of the women surveyed were currently using a contraceptive method, over 93% of these women were relying on an effective method, largely female sterilization. A desire to become pregnant was the main reason given for nonuse of contraception. However, 29% of women who were not using a method of contraception at the time of the survey indicated they did not want to become pregnant within the next 2 years. Many of these women expressed unfounded fears about the side-effects of contraceptive methods such as the pill. The 1986 survey recorded a total fertility rate of 3.7 lifetime births/woman for the 1983-85 period--the 1st time this rate has dropped below 4. However, survey respondents indicated a desired fertility rate of only 2.8 births, suggesting an unmet need for family planning services in the Dominican Republic. Another survey finding--that 68 infants/1000 die before their 1st birthday--suggests a need for greater access to maternal-child health services, especially in the country's rural areas.^ieng
Palavras-chave
Americas; Birth Rate; Caribbean; Contraception; Contraceptive Methods Chosen; Contraceptive Usage; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Dominican Republic; Economic Factors; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Planning; Family Size; Family Size, Ideal; Fertility Measurements; Fertility Rate--changes; Fertility--changes; Infant Mortality--changes; Latin America; Measurement; Mortality; Needs; North America; Population; Population Dynamics; Reproductive Behavior; Research Methodology; Sampling Studies; Studies; Surveys
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
População
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Projetos de Pesquisa
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Comportamento Sexual
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Dinâmica Populacional
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Demografia
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Características da Família
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Mortalidade Infantil
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Coeficiente de Natalidade
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Coleta de Dados
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Mortalidade
Tipo de estudo:
Health_economic_evaluation
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
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Caribe ingles
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Dominica
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Republica dominicana
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Popul Today
Ano de publicação:
1989
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos