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Five programs of instruction in the ovulation method (OM) in diverse geographic and cultural settings are described, and characteristics of approximately 200 consecutive OM acceptors in each program are examined. Major findings include: the religious background and family size of acceptors are variable, as is the level of previous contraceptive use. Acceptors are drawn from a wide range of socioeconomic and religious backgrounds; however, family planning intention was similarly distributed in all five countries. In sum, the ovulation method is accepted by persons from a variety of backgrounds within and between cultural setting.
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PIP: Researchers studied sociocultural characteristics of successive acceptors from 5 diverse geographic and cultural programs that teach the ovulation method (OM). The programs were in Bangladesh, India, Kenya, South Korea, and the United States. Acceptors who professed Catholicism as their religion ranged from 87% in Kenya to 34% in Bangladesh. The percentage of couples who sought OM instruction varied from a high of 85% in Kenya to a low of 39% in India. This finding suggests that the OM method need not be learned by each partner to be successful. A large variation of educational attainment existed among countries and between men and women: men were generally more educated than women, as are both men and women in the US and South Korea. Despite this level of high educational attainment among the US and South Korean acceptors, paid employment outside the home occurred less often in these 2 groups. Except in the US, 9 represented the median number of years married, and the average number of children fluctuated around 3. Average desired family size included 3.4 in Bangladesh, 3.2 in India, and 6.3 in Kenya, all below the present total fertility rates (TFRs) of 6.3, 4.8, and 8.0 respectively. South Koreans wanted 2.6 children on average and Americans desired 3.6, almost equal to and above TFRs of 2.7 and 1.8, respectively. "Health reasons" led as the predominant reason for choosing the OM method and "the family planning worker" was the primary referral source, both of which are inconsistent with the myth that acceptors are basically religiously motivated.
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Journal Article,
Comparative Study,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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