The Antecedents, Process, and Consequences of Female Sterilization for Low-Income Women in Mumbai

<p>Surgical sterilization is the primary method of family planning among low-income women in India; the result of limited knowledge and poor access to family planning alternatives. To understand the dynamics of sterilization, 37 in-depth interviews were conducted with sterilized women from the study community, as well as key informant interviews with community men, providers and government officials. The results indicate that sterilization decisions are made after exceeding ideal family size, that the procedures for sterilization frequently do not follow official protocol, but that for the most part women are highly positive about being free of the risk of unwanted conception.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Anthropology

Year dc:date.available

2012

Author dc:creator

• Brault, Marie A

Contributors dc:contributor

• Pamela I. Erickson; Merrill C. Singer
• Stephen L. Schensul

• India
• Women's Health
• Low-income urban communities
• Empowerment
• Family Planning

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/gs_theses/235

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu:gs_theses-1284