THE PRESTERILIZATION AND POSTSTERILIZATION PREDICTORS OF POSTSTERILIZATION REGRET IN HUSBANDS AND WIVES

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MILLER, WB
SHAIN, RN
PASTA, DJ
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[1] DMA CORP,PALO ALTO,CA 94302
[2] UNIV TEXAS,HLTH SCI CTR,DEPT OBSTET & GYNECOL,SAN ANTONIO,TX 78284
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10.1097/00005053-199110000-00003
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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Husbands and wives from 141 tubal sterilization couples and 162 vasectomy couples were interviewed just prior to sterilization and then again 1 and 2 years later. We conducted linear regression analyses to determine the pre- and poststerilization predictors of poststerilization regret in each of the four gender x method groups (tubal husbands, tubal wives, vasectomy husbands, vasectomy wives). We confirmed a number of hypotheses based on the research literature and our own earlier work. Both individual and couple factors contributed to the development of regret, as did both pre-and poststerilization factors. An important finding was the degree to which regret among the nonsterilized respondents (tubal husbands, vasectomy wives) was affected by pre- and poststerilization interaction with their spouses.
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