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(Birth Control) and Family Planning".
Contraception (birth control)
is a regimen of one or more actions, devices, or medications followed in
order to deliberately prevent or reduce the likelihood of a woman
becoming pregnant or giving birth. Therefore contraception is the
utilization of various and sundry surgical procedures, devices,
practices, agents, or drugs with the intention of preventing conception
or impregnation (pregnancy). Methods and intentions typically termed
birth control may be considered a pivotal ingredient to family
planning. Birth control is a controversial political and ethical
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| Family planning and sex education via nationwide radio in Costa Rica: an |
| analysis of listeners' response. |
| Doctoral dissertation, Columbia University, 1975. 288 p. |
| DIALOGO, initiated in its present format in 1970, is a daily radio program on sex and family planning education in |
| Costa Rica. The program encourages letter writing, and 830/10,000 letters received were analyzed in this thesis. |
| After a historical overview of the program, the study methodology was described, emphasizing the units of analysis, |
| definition of categories, coding procedures for quantitative and qualitative analyses, and reliability tests. Quantitative |
| results showed that there were 3 times more female than male letter writers, and most were aged 14-29 years. For |
| males, the highest frequency category was concern for sexual activity (masturbatory and coital frequency); next in |
| frequency were requests about sexual dysfunctions and male genitalia. Family planning and contraception issues |
| also rated high among Costa Rican males. Females presented the highest scores in topics related to their bodies |
| (menstruation, virginity, conception, and female sexual dysfunctions) or to social aspects such as courtship and |
| relational problems in marriage. Consistent interest in contraception was noted over 7 years; whereas other |
| categories were more variable. Qualitative importance was assigned to the following topics by rank order: |
| menstruation, physical virginity, conception, time for sexual intercourse (i.e., taboos), contraception (folk methods), |
| and general well-being. Recommendations for program content are made based on expressed and demographic |
| issues of letter writers. Feedback programs, such as DIALOGO, have important roles in family planning structures. |
| (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT7T 2565-06) |
| PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Family planning and sex education via nationwide radio in |
| Costa Rica: an analysis of listeners' response.", is(are) OLIVA-LLINAS J. The source of this article is "Doctoral |
| dissertation, Columbia University, 1975. 288 p.". This article was published in 1975 in English language(s). |
| (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT7T 2565-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 32565 |
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