Patterns of Family Limitation in a Rural Negro Community

357 Negro women residents of Worcester County, Maryland were used to ascertain patterns of family limitation. It was found that: (1) 19% of the husbands used contraceptives; (2) 10% of the women had been surgically sterilized; (3) younger women practiced contraception earlier in life than their olde...

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Published in:American sociological review 1953-10, Vol.18 (5), p.563-564
Main Authors: Tietze, Christopher, Lewit, Sarah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Birth Control
Communities
Contraception
Family Planning
Human fertility
Live births
Maryland
Notes on Research and Teaching
Pregnancy
Reproductive sterilization
Rural Areas
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Summary:357 Negro women residents of Worcester County, Maryland were used to ascertain patterns of family limitation. It was found that: (1) 19% of the husbands used contraceptives; (2) 10% of the women had been surgically sterilized; (3) younger women practiced contraception earlier in life than their older sisters; (4) high incidence of douching and low incidence of withdrawal is noted, (5) irregular use and lack of skill are indicated by a rate of 44 pregnancies per 100 years of exposure. L. P. Chall.
ISSN:0003-1224
DOI:10.2307/2087441