Vasectomy: yet an ineffective tool for population control in Pakistan

ABSTRACT

Five hundred men undergoing vasectomy in our department have been studied. They have been analysed regarding their age, literacy, number of living children, reason for requesting vasectomy and postoperative complications. Our results show that vasectomy services in the study group were poorly utilized. Causes of this poor performance are discussed. A group of 100 men who refused vasectomy were also interviewed to know their reservations