The Oportunidades conditional cash transfer program: effects on pregnancy and contraceptive use among young rural women in Mexico.

CONCLUSION: Through its effect on education, Oportunidades indirectly influences fertility among adolescents. It is important for Mexico to focus on strategies to increase contraceptive use among young rural nulliparous women, regardless of whether they are enrolled in Oportunidades. PMID: 24393726 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24393726?dopt=Abstract

Source: International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health - December 2, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Source Type: research