Impact of Oportunidades on contraceptive methods use in adolescent and young adult women living in rural areas 1997-2000.

Oportunidades is a social program run by the Mexican government that seeks to improve education health nutrition and living conditions of those in extreme poverty. People supported by the program attend monthly health talks which include information on contraceptive methods. Reduction in fertility especially among youth is deemed crucial to the programs goals. This report analyzes information from the Oportunidades evaluation surveys conducted between 1997 and 2000 to learn more about contraceptive method use among young women.