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YEAR: 1995

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

The dynamics of the diffusion of information and adoption of contraception

in Costa Rica.

AUTHORS

Knight RJ

SOURCE

Ann Arbor, Michigan, UMI Dissertation Services, 1995. [3], xvi, 263 p. UMI No.

ABSTRACT

This dissertation uses the adoption of contraception in Costa Rica as a case study of the dynamics of the diffusion

of information. The specific objectives of the study are 1) to further the development of diffusion process theory and

methodology and 2) to determine the influence of different sources of diffusion on knowledge and adoption of

specific types of contraception as well as to determine how this diffusion affects further diffusion or adoption. The

dissertation opens with an introductory chapter which is followed by a chapter which presents the theoretical and

empirical basis for the research. (The theoretical frameworks developed to explain the diffusion of information and

the adoption of contraception extend beyond existing research and theory.) Chapter 3 describes the development of

various diffusion models to provide background information for the models used in this analysis. The fourth chapter

relays the data sources and describes and constructs the variables used in the analysis (these include diffusion

variables, individual variables, contextual variables, and linked contextual and individual variables). This chapter

also presents descriptive statistics and comments on the reliability and validity of diffusion, individual, and

contextual variables. Chapter 5 proposes hypotheses for the expected effects of the variables for diffusion of

information about family planning, and chapter 6 does the same for the adoption of contraception. These chapters

also contain results of the analyses. The concluding chapter summarizes results, connects results to theory, notes

the policy implications, and provides suggestions for future research. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 2550-

06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "The dynamics of the diffusion of information and adoption

of contraception in Costa Rica.", is(are) Knight RJ. The source of this article is "Ann Arbor, Michigan, UMI

Dissertation Services, 1995. [3], xvi, 263 p. UMI No. 9540782". This article was published in 1995 in English

language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 2550-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 7550

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