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YEAR: 1998

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Challenges of family planning in Africa [editorial]

AUTHORS

Ruminjo JK

SOURCE

EAST AFRICAN MEDICAL JOURNAL. 1998 Mar;75(3):129-30.

ABSTRACT

In some African countries, acceptance has increased for the beneficial primary health care strategy of family

planning (FP), but in others, like Mali, Nigeria, Uganda, and the Sudan, less than 10% of married women of

reproductive age use FP, and providers are meeting less than 20% of potential demand. Even in countries with

comparatively high utilization levels, unmet need is great. In order to lift barriers to FP use, men must be encouraged

to support contraception, youth must be offered sexual health education that includes social communication and

negotiation skills, parents must understand that access to FP services and information does not translate into

increased promiscuity among youth, and misconceptions about side effects must be corrected. In addition, some

communities register the high infant and child mortality rates that discourage adoption of FP. The importance of FP

is enhanced by the facts that the health delivery skills imparted through FP programs have also improved the capacity

of other health services sectors and that some FP methods protect against sexually transmitted diseases and

HIV/AIDS. The challenge of FP in Africa is to increase its acceptance by increasing its access, availability, and

affordability. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT1T 4587-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Challenges of family planning in Africa [editorial]", is(are)

Ruminjo JK. The source of this article is "EAST AFRICAN MEDICAL JOURNAL. 1998 Mar;75(3):129-30.". This article

was published in 1998 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT1T 4587-06. All rights reserved

with PubHealth.info) PIN: 4587

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