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Sterilisation: characteristics of vasectomy acceptors in Delhi

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

N. N. Sarkar
N. N. Sarkar
Affiliation:
Department of Reproductive Biology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
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Summary

The place of vasectomy within the sterilisation programme in Delhi over the period 1983–88 is reviewed and data on vasectomy acceptance and characteristics of acceptors are analysed. Findings suggest a need to improve the strategy for the promotion of vasectomy within the metropolis.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 25 , Issue 1 , January 1993 , pp. 45 - 49
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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