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YEAR: 1970

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Male use of contraception and attitudes towards abortion, Santiago, Chile,

1968.

AUTHORS

Hall MF

SOURCE

Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly 48: 145-166. 1970.

ABSTRACT

In view of male dominance in the Chilean society, a survey was conducted in 1968 of male use of contraception and

attitudes towards induced abortion. A random sample of 240 Santiago men (age 18-54), stratified according to

socio-economic conditions based on occupation and education into lower (51%), middle (37%), and upper (12%)

levels, was contrasted with a sample of 240 men from Maria Pinto, a nearby rural community. Results, based on

interviews, are presented in extensive tables. In all groups, the majority of men felt that they had an active role in

family planning decisions. Present contraceptive use was found in 31-62% of all married men. Reasons for nonuse

included lack of information or misinformation, especially among rural and lower socioeconomic groups. Less than

1/2 of the men used contraceptives in nonmarital relations. Tables analyze comparative contraceptive use by men

and women, type and extent of contraception used maritally and nonmaritally, favorable attitudes towards abortion in

specific situations, and discrepancy between attitudes and actual abortion rates. Recommendations made to the

Chilean family planning program include a broadened approach geared to men as well as women, increased

attention to nonmarital contraceptive practice, and more education programs about contraception and its advantages

over abortion. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT8T 4539-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Male use of contraception and attitudes towards abortion,

Santiago, Chile, 1968.", is(are) Hall MF. The source of this article is "Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly 48: 145-166.

1970.". This article was published in 1970 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT8T 4539-

06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 39539

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