Characteristics of women participating in the family planning program of the Direccion General de Atencion Medica Materna Infantil y Planificacion Familiar de la SSA
Correu Azcona, S.; Cervantes, A.; Campos, J.; Keller, A.
Salud Publica de Mexico 20(3): 275-285
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0036-3634 PMID: 754294 Document Number: 258056
It is evident that since the period 1973-4, some important changes have occurred with regard to the age, number of living children, and educational status of new acceptors within the family planning program of the Secretaria de Salubriad y Asistencia. While the 1973-4 acceptors were older, had more children, and had more education, the 1976 acceptors were younger, had less education, and had a number of children similar to the population at large. It is interesting to note that 1976 rural acceptors exhibit the same fertility levels as those acceptors of the 1973-4 urban programs, although as a whole, they are younger and less educated. It is possible that through the same legitimization process, accelerated by communication and motivation campaigns, it will shortly be possible for the rural program to recruit acceptors with fewer children. (author's modified)