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Sterilization in Canberra

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

David Lucas
David Lucas
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Demography Department, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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Summary

In contrast to the USA and the UK, vasectomy is less popular than tubal ligation in Australia, and this may reflect differences in husband-wife communication. Using data from the 1979 Canberra Population Survey, it seemed that although a majority of respondents would use sterilization, female sterilization would be preferred, largely because males were more resistant to the idea than females. Respondents born outside Australia, the UK, and Eire were more resistant to the idea of sterilization, but reported higher use of tubal ligation.

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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 16 , Issue 3 , July 1984, pp. 335 - 342
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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