Bull S S, Melían M
Denver Public Health, Colorado 80204, USA.
Health Care Women Int. 1998 Jan-Feb;19(1):49-60. doi: 10.1080/073993398246575.
The use of herbs (yuyos) as contraception is common practice in Paraguay. This report analyzes data from the 1995-1996 Paraguayan Reproductive Health Survey. The analysis reveals that women are more familiar with yuyos (88%) than any other method of family planning. Modeling the determinants of ever having relied on yuyos as contraception demonstrates that older women (OR = 1.043) and women with more children (OR = 2.283) are significantly more likely to have used yuyos, but an interaction between older women with more children shows they are less likely to have used this method (OR = .982). Women living in rural areas (OR = .664) and those with more education (OR = .883) are less likely to have used the method. These findings show widespread acceptance and use of yuyos for contraception in Paraguay. More research into the chemical properties of yuyos is needed to determine their contraceptive efficacy and to prevent harmful effects from their misuse.
在巴拉圭，使用草药（yuyos）作为避孕手段是一种常见做法。本报告分析了1995 - 1996年巴拉圭生殖健康调查的数据。分析显示，女性对yuyos（88%）的熟悉程度高于任何其他计划生育方法。对曾经依赖yuyos作为避孕手段的决定因素进行建模表明，年龄较大的女性（OR = 1.043）和子女较多的女性（OR = 2.283）使用yuyos的可能性显著更高，但子女较多的老年女性之间的相互作用表明她们使用这种方法的可能性较小（OR = 0.982）。生活在农村地区的女性（OR = 0.664）和受教育程度较高的女性（OR = 0.883）使用该方法的可能性较小。这些发现表明，yuyos在巴拉圭被广泛接受并用于避孕。需要对yuyos的化学性质进行更多研究，以确定其避孕效果并防止因滥用产生有害影响。
