The Persistence of Outmoded Contraceptive Regimes
The Cases of Mexico and Brazil
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4848437 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J E Potter (0000-0002-8960-813X, The University of Texas at Austin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 703-739 |
| Publication date | 1999-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Population and Development Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0098-7921 • E-ISSN: 1728-4457 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1728-4457.1999.00703.x |
| OpenAlex | W1588497975 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 46 |
| References cited | 43 |
Two of the most striking characteristics of contraceptive practice in the world today are the wide variation in patterns of use across countries and the tendency of the distribution of use by method to persist or narrow, even as new methods become available. The argument advanced in this article is that the disposition to commit to a reduced range of methods results from positive feedback in the process of contraceptive choice, and follows the logic of path dependence. The positive feedback derives, in large part, from social interaction among both the providers and the users of contraceptive methods. The persistence of outmoded contraceptive regimes is illustrated with the experience of Mexico and Brazil. In each case, it is argued that the conditions, events, and policies in the early stage of the adoption process have had a determinant bearing on the contraceptive practice prevailing in the late 1990s
Argument (complex analysis) · Commit · Demographic economics · Developed country · Developing country · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Family planning · Persistence (discontinuity) · Political science · Population · Research methodology · Sociology · Computer Science · Demography · Engineering · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Medicine · Taxation and Compliance Studies
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Qué pasará con la fecundidad en Brasil
The everlasting outmoded contraceptive method mix in Brazil and its legacy
Health Transitions and the Rise of Modern Contraceptive Prevalence
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The Availability and Use of Postpartum Larc in Mexico and Among Hispanics in the United States
The effects of teenage childbearing on education, physical health, and mental distress
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Knowledge and beliefs about reproductive anatomy and physiology among Mexican-Origin women in the USA
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Fertility and development
Meeting Preferences for Specific Contraceptive Methods
Contraceptive Use, Birth Spacing, and Autonomy
Future Trends in Contraceptive Prevalence and Method Mix in the Developing World
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Profile of Female Sterilization in Brazil
On the Modernity of Traditional Contraception
Fertility Differentials by Education in Brazil
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Patterns of contraceptive use among Mexican-origin women
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Sterilization in the northeast of Brazil
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Lessons from the Past
Brazil's Fertility Decline, 1965-95
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| Unique citing works | 46 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,84 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2024 (24) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 40 |