Dear Editor, Female sterilization is the most widely used method of family planning.1,2 However, the reluctance to accept family limitation as normal and the deep seated aversion to surgery has affected its practice on a large scale in Nigeria.3 Ignorance and superstition based on religious and ancient principles are contributory.4We undertook a descriptive analysis of 102 female participants w...

The demand for sterilization is increasing in many countries1 In fact, female sterilization is the most wide ly used contraceptive method, with over 138 million married women of reproductive age relying on its protection. In industrial&d countries, the average woman now achieves her desired family size within six years of marriage, and spends 50% of her reproductive life potentially fertile but...

This study aims to investigate the determinants of female sterilization in Brazil. The analysis is innovative because it adds the time of exposure to the risk of sterilization into survival models. The models control for postpartum duration, age at delivery, parity at delivery, type of delivery, place of delivery, region of residence at the time of interview, color/race, and years of schooling ...

Much evidence suggests that demand for sterilization is a function of supply of surgical sterilization services in less-developed countries. If such services were greatly expanded, the number of procedures performed would grow dramatically. While the prevalence of sterilization is estimated to increase from 23.5% to 28.8% of married women of reproductive age in the 1990s, there will actually be...

Voluntary sterilization is the most prevalent method of fertility regulation, and its use is widespread in both developed and developing countries. The estimated number of couples controlling their fertility through sterilization has increased dramatically from 15 million in 197Oi to 100 million in 1980.” The country reporting the highest prevalence of use is the United States, where 31.3% of m...

BACKGROUND Female sterilization is an important tool in reducing unplanned pregnancy and maternal mortality in our environment. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence, sociodemographic characteristics, technique, effectiveness and complications associated with female sterilization by bilateral tubal ligation at caesarean section. METHOD This was a retrospective analysis of the c...

BACKGROUND January 1, 2002, copayment for outpatient female sterilization in Norwegian public hospitals increased from 33 euro to 750 euro after a revision of the health care system. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of the new copayment system on female sterilization epidemiology. METHODS We retrieved data on all female sterilizations 1999-2005 (N = 23 1333) from the...