Epidemiological characteristics of female sterilization clients at the Mother and Children Health Protection and Family Planing Center, Tay Ninh Province

ABSTRACT

This investigation involved 26 women who had sterilized at the Mother and Children Health Protection and Family Planing Center, Tay Ninh Province between February 1993 to February 1998. 86% of these clients aged from 25-39 years. Youngest clients were 21 years of age (2 women) and oldest were 45 years of age (3 women). Mean number of live births is 3.39+/-1.41 per one client, with more than 72% of the clients have had 3 live children or more. 81% of the clients are farmers and none of them are officials. Almost two thirds are illiteracy or have extremely low level of education. More than 37% of the clients reported that their income was less than 268,000 VND per month. 55% of the clients and 86% of their sex partners have not used any contraceptive method previously.