TY - JOUR
T1 - Structure of family planning in Samoa
AU - Brewis, Alexandra A.
AU - McGarvey, Stephen T.
AU - Tu'u'au-Potoi, Nu'ualofa
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Increasing family planning acceptance and efficacy is considered a key public health issue in many Pacific island nations. To assess the structure of family planning acceptance in Samoa, structured interviews were conducted with 155 reproductive age women from seven villages in both rural and urban settings. The survey data show accord with returns on contraceptive use from Samoan clinics, and demonstrate that awareness and use of contraception have increased markedly in the previous decade but desired family size remains high in younger women. A notable feature of the Samoan women's contraceptive experience is the lack of diversity of reported contraceptive behaviours and attitudes based on age, urban versus rural residence, and education.
AB - Increasing family planning acceptance and efficacy is considered a key public health issue in many Pacific island nations. To assess the structure of family planning acceptance in Samoa, structured interviews were conducted with 155 reproductive age women from seven villages in both rural and urban settings. The survey data show accord with returns on contraceptive use from Samoan clinics, and demonstrate that awareness and use of contraception have increased markedly in the previous decade but desired family size remains high in younger women. A notable feature of the Samoan women's contraceptive experience is the lack of diversity of reported contraceptive behaviours and attitudes based on age, urban versus rural residence, and education.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-842X.1998.tb01407.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1467-842X.1998.tb01407.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 9659766
AN - SCOPUS:0031875669
VL - 22
SP - 424
EP - 427
JO - Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
JF - Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
SN - 1326-0200
IS - 4
ER -