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YEAR: 1975

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Practice of birth control.

AUTHORS

Abdulah N

SOURCE

In: Abdulah, N. Fertility and family planning among men in Trinidad and Tobago

1973. Report on the family planning survey - males. St. Augustine, Trinidad,

University of the West Indies, Institute of Social and Economic Research, (1975).

ABSTRACT

Men in Trinidad and Tobago were interviewed in 1973 concerning their contraceptive use, reasons for its use, the

methods used, and their choice of method. 42% of the men who had ever been in a union were practicing

contraception at the time of the survey, 18% had used at least 1 method in the past but were not presently practicing,

and 40% had never used any method. 1/3 used contraception because they had enough children, and 29% gave

economic reasons for its use. Of the men who never used birth control, 34% wanted more children. The

respondents used an average of 1.24 methods of birth control; the condom, the pill, foams and jellies, and

withdrawal were the most popular methods. The proportion of ever users and current users increased with age to a

peak between 25-29 years of age and then showed a steady decline. Men with no religious affiliation had the highest

proportion ever practicing; and the differences between the ethnic groups (African and Indian) were small. There

was a highly significant association between the practicing status of the respondents and their level of education,

the higher the education, the greater number of users. 10 tables are included. (PubHealth.info Document ID:

CONT7T 3091-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Practice of birth control.", is(are) Abdulah N. The source

of this article is "In: Abdulah, N. Fertility and family planning among men in Trinidad and Tobago 1973. Report on the

family planning survey - males. St. Augustine, Trinidad, University of the West Indies, Institute of Social and

Economic Research, (1975). p. 87-112". This article was published in 1975 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info®

Document ID: CONT7T 3091-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 33091

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