Dados is one of the most widely-read social sciences journals in Latin America. Created in 1966, it publishes innovative works, originating from academic research, by Brazilian and foreign authors. Edited by IESP-UERJ, it aims to reconcile scientific rigor and academic excellence with an emphasis on public debate based on the analysis of substantive issues of society and politics.
Dados vol. 36 n. 3 Rio de Janeiro 1993
Abstract
Female sterilization is Brazil's most common method of birth-control. This paper examines the main social and demographic traits of the sterilized female population, comparing these with the characteristics of the institutions and agents that provide birth-control methods. When demographic variables are controlled through use of a multivariate model, it can be shown that most of those choosing sterilization as a birth-control method are of higher social status. At the same time, increased use of sterilization has accompanied growth of the social security health-care and hospital network, which appears to have extended the method to ever greater numbers of Brazil's relatively needier classes. It is concluded that sterilization has thus spread from more affluent to poorer classes, much as detected in the dissemination and usage of birth-control methods in other societies
O Uso de Contraceptivos no Brasil: Uma Análise da Prevalência da Esterilização Feminina
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