Monteith R S, Carron J M, Warren C W, Melian M M, Castagnino D, Morris L
Divison of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 30333.
Stud Fam Plann. 1988 Sep-Oct;19(5):284-91.
In 1987, 38 percent of married Paraguayan women aged 15-44 were practicing contraception, with oral contraceptives being the most prevalent method. Fertility rates for the population were at corresponding levels, with an overall fertility rate of 5.4 births per woman. Fertility has not changed substantially for the nation as a whole since 1979, and contraceptive use has increased by only 6 percentage points. Findings from the present study are consistent with the lack of a public sector family planning program in the country. Pharmacies are the principal source of contraceptives in the country. Twenty-two percent of all women and one-third of married women are at risk of having an unplanned pregnancy. The greatest impact on contraceptive use can be made if new and continued program efforts focus n the interior of the Oriental region of the country.
1987年，15至44岁已婚巴拉圭妇女中有38%采取避孕措施，其中口服避孕药是最普遍的方法。该人群的生育率处于相应水平，每名妇女的总生育率为5.4胎。自1979年以来，该国整体生育率并未发生实质性变化，而避孕药具的使用率仅上升了6个百分点。本研究结果与该国缺乏公共部门计划生育项目的情况相符。药店是该国避孕药具的主要来源。所有女性中有22%以及已婚女性中有三分之一面临意外怀孕的风险。如果新的及持续的项目努力聚焦于该国东部地区的内陆，对避孕药具使用的影响将最大。
