Public opinion on and potential demand for vasectomy in semi-rural Guatemala

R. Santiso, J.T. Bertrand, M.A. Pineda and S. Guerra

American Journal of Public Health, 1985, vol. 75, issue 1, 73-75

Abstract: In this study of 1,600 men aged 25-50 from semi-rural Guatemala, three-fourths had heard of vasectomy. Among these, 54 per cent approved of it. However, the survey reveals a widespread lack of knowledge regarding the procedure, as well as negative perceptions or doubts about its effect on sexual performance, ability to do hard work, health, and manhood. One-fourth of the respondents who knew of vasectomy and who desired no more children expressed interest in having the operation, a finding which raises questions as to the potential (unrecognized) demand for vasectomy in other developing countries.

Date: 1985
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.75.1.73

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