Contraception and culture: the use of yuyos in Paraguay.
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...
| Publicado en: | Health Care for Women International Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 49 - 61 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jan1998
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