Population Council

Aymara market women discuss risks of unwanted pregnancy and use of family planning services
Population Council - 1994 - Population Council Research News, 1-2

Mots clés : aspects psychologiques; attitudes; avortement provoqué; communication; comportement reproductif; comportements; comportements reproductifs; connaissance; contraception; contraception d'urgence; culture; éducation au planning familial; émotions; facteurs démographiques; facteurs psychologiques; fécondité; femme; grossesse non désirée; peur; planification familiale; planning familial; population; recherche; tabou; utilisation de la contraception
Pays / Régions : Amérique du Sud; Amérique latine; Bolivie; Pays en développement

Résumé : This paper reports findings from a two-year study of reasons for unwanted fertility and barriers to use of family planning services in La Paz and El Alto, Bolivia. Thirty Aymara market women and eight men were interviewed, survey responses taken from 800 market women, and client perspective descriptions provided of women's experiences in family planning service facilities. The study found that, contrary to common belief, cultural norms among urban Aymara support fertility regulation. Women who do not avoid getting pregnant may be routinely criticized for having too few children, having children too early, or having too many children. Prevailing social and cultural norms can, however, also make fertility regulation difficult to achieve. Barriers to family planning include norms discouraging the discussion of sexual matters and contraception with other family members, friends, or health care providers; widespread stories and rumors about the harmful effects of modern family planning methods; deeply ingrained fear and suspicion of modern medicine and medical practitioners; and taboos against medically induced abortion.

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