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Table 1 Proportion of women currently married or in union using sterilization as a family planning method in selected Asian countries.

From: Vasectomy surgical techniques in South and South East Asia

Countries

Using Male Sterilization %

Using Female sterilization %

Year(s) of Assessment

Cambodia

-

1.5

2000

Thailand

2.0

22.0

1996–7

India

1.9

34.2

1998–9

Nepal

6.3

15.0

2001

Bangladesh

0.5

6.7

1999–2000

  1. From: Family Planning Worldwide 2002 Data Sheet. Population Reference Bureau. Washington DC, June 2002.