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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Contraceptive Prevalence Survey 1988

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General Info
Time period covered 
01/1988 - 12/1988
Series or system 
IPPF WHS Contraceptive Prevalence Survey (CPS)
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
Summary 

This survey was a probability sample involving a multi-stage cluster sample selecting enumeration districts, with probability of selection proportionate to their size. Only one eligible woman was interviewed per household, and a total of 1,001 women ages 15 to 44 were interviewed. The survey covered contraceptive awareness, contraceptive use, and family planning programs.

The International Planned Parenthood Federation, Western Hemisphere Region published a report on the survey titled Contraceptive Prevalence in St. Vincent, the fourth in a series titled IPPF/WHR Caribbean Contraceptive Prevalence Surveys.  Some libraries may be able to procure this report through the interlibrary loan system.

Keywords 
Birth control pills, Breastfeeding, Condoms, Contraceptives, Diaphragms, Education, Employment, Family planning, Fertility, IUDs, Injectable contraceptives, Marital status, Pregnancy, Sexual sterilization, Traditional birth control
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 19, 2022