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An important aim of this study is to analy the characteristics of acceptance of contraceptives, in fecund Korean women. The data used in this study were obtained from ’the ’Survey’ of the korean Institute of Family Planning during the period of September to December in 1974, Of 2, 167 currently married "Fecund" women, the results were as follows: 1. Most of the Currently married "Fecund" women, wish to have two or three children. 2. Most of the "Fecund" women (99.3%) have experience of hearing one of the efficient. contraceptive methods: The speafied contraceptive methods were oral pill 98.1%. intrauterine device (IUD) 95.4%, sterilization of husband 89.3%, condom 83.1% and sterilization of wife 73%, in order. 3. One thousand two hundred and eighteen (56.2%) women have ever been used one of the efficient method: the specified methods were oral pill 38%, condom 26%, IUD 23% and rhythm method 20%, in order. 4. Of 1,843 "Exposed" women, 802 (43.5%) women are using either contraceptive method or sterilization: the specified method were oral pill 10.6%, IUD 9.8%, condom 8.1%, rhythm method 6.2%, respectively. 5. Of 1,271 "Exposed" women who wanted no more children, 723 (56.9%) women are using neither one of the efficient methods nor sterilization.
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