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YEAR: 2004

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Factors associated with contraceptive use in late- and post-apartheid South

Africa.

AUTHORS

Burgard S

SOURCE

Studies in Family Planning. 2004 Jun;35(2):91-104.

ABSTRACT

In 1994, South Africa underwent a transition from the institutionalized racism of an apartheid state to a nonracial

democracy. This study uses data from two surveys conducted in the style of the Demographic and Health Surveys to

compare patterns and predictors of racial differences in modern contraceptive use in the late- and post-apartheid

periods. Age-group-specific logistic regression models show that despite strong state family planning programs

targeting black women, these women were less likely than nonblacks to practice modern contraception both before

and after the political transition, even after controlling for large racial-group differences in sociodemographic

characteristics and the distribution of socioeconomic resources. Black, colored, Indian, and white women show

different patterns of contraceptive use across their reproductive careers; in particular, young, unmarried black and

colored women show high levels of use. Use of injectable contraceptives is also high among black and colored

women, whereas injectables are not the primary method used by Indian or white women. These findings are

discussed in light of their research and policy implications. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT1T 555-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Factors associated with contraceptive use in late- and

post-apartheid South Africa.", is(are) Burgard S. The source of this article is "Studies in Family Planning. 2004

Jun;35(2):91-104.". This article was published in 2004 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID:

CONT1T 555-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 555

This article is peer-reviewed.

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