Santiso R, Bertrand J T, Pineda M A, Guerra S
Am J Public Health. 1985 Jan;75(1):73-5. doi: 10.2105/ajph.75.1.73.
In this study of 1,600 men aged 25-50 from semi-rural Guatemala, three-fourths had heard of vasectomy. Among these, 54 per cent approved of it. However, the survey reveals a widespread lack of knowledge regarding the procedure, as well as negative perceptions or doubts about its effect on sexual performance, ability to do hard work, health, and manhood. One-fourth of the respondents who knew of vasectomy and who desired no more children expressed interest in having the operation, a finding which raises questions as to the potential (unrecognized) demand for vasectomy in other developing countries.
在这项针对1600名年龄在25至50岁之间、来自危地马拉半农村地区的男性的研究中，四分之三的人听说过输精管切除术。其中，54%的人表示赞成。然而，调查显示，人们对该手术普遍缺乏了解，对其对性功能、从事繁重体力劳动的能力、健康状况和男子气概的影响存在负面看法或疑虑。在了解输精管切除术且不想再要孩子的受访者中，四分之一的人表示有兴趣接受手术，这一发现引发了对于其他发展中国家输精管切除术潜在（未被认识到的）需求的疑问。
