A 1964 health study of a Peruvian Amazon Indian village revealed the knowledge and use of herbal ... more A 1964 health study of a Peruvian Amazon Indian village revealed the knowledge and use of herbal preparations alleged to have contraceptive properties. A 1969 follow-up study attempted to document the extent of knowledge and use of these preparations and to make an assessment of their effectiveness. Among other things, the village was found to have the highest fertility recorded for any human group. Over 50% of all females aged 15 or more were aware of herbal contraceptives and 43% of the women between the ages of 20 and 54 had actually used them. There was a significant desire to limit fertility as evidenced by the large number of women who actually reported behavior aimed at limiting fertility. However, comparison of fertility in women who had and had not used herbal contraceptives revealed no support for the hypothesis that the herbal preparations are effective. An earlier linkage with practices such as postpartum sexual abstinence is postulated as the source of belief in the eff...
A 1964 health study of a Peruvian Amazon Indian village revealed the knowledge and use of herbal ... more A 1964 health study of a Peruvian Amazon Indian village revealed the knowledge and use of herbal preparations alleged to have contraceptive properties. A 1969 follow-up study attempted to document the extent of knowledge and use of these preparations and to make an assessment of their effectiveness. Among other things, the village was found to have the highest fertility recorded for any human group. Over 50% of all females aged 15 or more were aware of herbal contraceptives and 43% of the women between the ages of 20 and 54 had actually used them. There was a significant desire to limit fertility as evidenced by the large number of women who actually reported behavior aimed at limiting fertility. However, comparison of fertility in women who had and had not used herbal contraceptives revealed no support for the hypothesis that the herbal preparations are effective. An earlier linkage with practices such as postpartum sexual abstinence is postulated as the source of belief in the eff...
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