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List of contents
Foreword -- Introduction -- The Contraceptive Method Mix: An Overview -- Perspectives on Method Choice -- Psychosocial Aspects of Contraceptive Method Choice -- Physicians’ Perceptions of Contraceptive Methods: Cultural Comparisons -- Accessibility as a Determinant of Contraceptive Method Choice -- The Effect of Contraceptive Prices on Method Choice in the Philippines, Jamaica, and Thailand -- Method Choice in Asia -- Patterns and Covariates of Contraceptive Method Choice in the Republic of Korea -- Determinants of Contraceptive Method Choice in Peninsular Malaysia, 1961–75 -- Determinants of Contraceptive Method Choice in Thailand -- Traditional Contraception in Sri Lanka -- Determinants and Consequences of Contraceptive Method Choice in India -- Improving the Climate of Choice: The Effect of Organizational Change on Contraceptive Behavior in Rural Bangladesh -- Method Choice in the United States -- Contraceptive Choice in the United States: Process, Determinants, and Change -- The Sterilization Decision in a U.S. Sample -- Conclusion -- Toward a Framework for Understanding Contraceptive Method Choice -- Appendix -- Multinomial Logit Analysis of Contraceptive Method Choice
Summary
This book presents evidence from investigations of contraceptive method choice in a variety of countries, focusing on Asia and the United States. Included are discussions of psychosocial and economic approaches to understanding method choice and descriptive and statistical analyses of choices.
