THE PROMOTION OF FAMILY-PLANNING BY FINANCIAL PAYMENTS - THE CASE OF BANGLADESH

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CLELAND, J
MAULDIN, WP
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[1] POPULAT COUNCIL,NEW YORK,NY
[2] WORLD BANK,WASHINGTON,DC 20433
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10.2307/1966515
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C921 [人口统计学];
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A study carried out in 1987 to assess the merits and demerits of payments for sterilizations to clients, medical personnel, and intermediaries who motivate and refer clients conclusively shows that the decision of Bangladeshi men and women to undergo sterilization is a considered and voluntary act, taken in knowledge of the nature and implications of the procedure, and in knowledge of alternative methods of regulating fertility. There is a high degree of client satisfaction among those who have been sterilized, although among clients who had fewer than three children, 25% expressed regret that they had been sterilized. Money may be a contributing factor to the decision to become sterilized in a large majority of cases, but a dominant motive for only a very small minority. Payments to referrers have fostered a large number of unofficial, self-employed agents - particularly men who recruit vasectomy cases. These agents provide information about the procedures for being sterilized, particularly to the poor. They also concentrate on sterilizations to the exclusion of other methods, and are prone to minimize the disadvantages and exaggerate the attractions of sterilization. -from Authors
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