Abstract
Background
Surgical sterilization has many advantages. Previous information on prevalence and
correlates was based on surveys of women.
Study Design
We estimated the prevalence of vasectomy and tubal ligation of partners for male participants
in the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth, a nationally representative survey of
US residents aged 15���44 years. We identified factors associated with sterilizations
using bivariate and multivariate techniques.
Results
The findings revealed that 13.3% of married men reported having had a vasectomy and
13.8% reported tubal sterilization in their partners. Vasectomy increased with older
age and greater number of biological children, non-Hispanic white ethnicity, having
ever gone to a family planning clinic. Tubal sterilization use was more likely among
men who had not attended college, those of older age and those with live births.
Discussion
One in eight married men reported having vasectomies. Men who rely on vasectomies
have a somewhat different profile than those whose partners have had tubal sterilizations.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: July 20, 2010
Accepted:
March 29,
2010
Received:
March 12,
2010
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Published by Elsevier Inc.
