Summary information

Study title

Family Planning in Trinidad : the Problem of Discontinuation, 1975

Creator

Arber, S., University of Surrey, Department of Sociology

Cross, M., University of Surrey, Department of Sociology

Study number / PID

526 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-526-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.

To study the reasons for the high rate of discontinuation from family planning clinics found in Trinidad and Tobago (approximately 40% of attenders discontinue per year).
Main Topics:

Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
Length of attendance at clinic and consistency of use, experiences at the clinic and attitudinal responses (waiting times, hours of opening, treatment by staff, privacy, availability of supplies, distance travelled and mode of transport).
Methods currently and previously used for birth control, length of use and satisfaction of self and partner, side effects experienced, beliefs about serious effects of the pill.
Attitudes of partner to family planning, desire for more children of self and partner, number wanted and when.
Reasons for: discontinuation of last method of family planning, not returning to the clinic, not intending to return within 6 months when asked.
Background Variables
Data collected for respondent and partner: age, school-leaving age, type of school attended, number of children (age and sex), employment status, race, religion, occupation. Household composition.

History

AGEATTITUDESCHILDRENCONTRACEPTIVE DEVICESEDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDEMPLOYMENTETHNIC GROUPSFAMILY PLANNINGHEALTHHOUSEHOLDSHOUSINGINFORMATION SOURCES

Data collection period

21/09/1975 - 05/12/1975

Country

Trinidad and Tobago

Time dimension

Cross-sectional (one-time) study

Analysis unit

Individuals

National

Women

Universe

Women who attended a purposive sample of 13 out of 51 Family Planning Clinics in Trinidad, excluding IUD users. (a) Discontinuer sample defined as women who had not returned for 3 months after scheduled appointment (b) Continuer sample: women: who had attended within the last 3 months

Sampling procedure

(a) Discontinuers: systematic random sample of all discontinuers at the 13 sample clinics. Variable sampling fraction to obtain equal numbers from each clinic
(b) Continuers: matched for date of clinic registration with 2 out of 3 of the discontinuers selected

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Face-to-face interview

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1979

Terms of data access

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Cross, M. and Arber, S. (0001) Family planning in Trinidad and Tobago: the problem of discontinuation [Research report], .
Arber, S. and Cross, M. (1977) 'Policy and practice in paramedical organisations: the case of Family Planning Agencies' in M. Stacey (ed.), , London: Croom Helm.