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YEAR: 1998

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

China's population curbed by 300 million, says Li. More men involved in

family planning.

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SOURCE

FAMILY PLANNING NEWS. 1998;(1):[1] p.

ABSTRACT

This article summarizes the views of several prominent officials on Chinese fertility decline. In 1997, the Chinese

Premier announced that strict family planning policies had reduced population size to 1.2 billion, or 300 million fewer

births. He cautioned that population growth was still an obstacle to social and economic development. Figures

indicate that in 1 year 22 million men underwent vasectomies, which is 50% of the world's total. Condom use is also

increasing. The Chinese produce about 1 billion condoms annually and about 8 million use condoms annually.

The Director of ESCAP's Population Division states that improved education among females has resulted in later

age at marriage; improved nutrition has led to earlier age at menarche. Other changes include greater premarital

sexual activity, increased risks of sexually transmitted diseases, increased risk of drug abuse, and more teenage

pregnancies and abortions. Girls have gained greater independence. Adolescents are affected by underlying

factors, such as changing family structures, greater opportunities for employment of girls, and widespread migration

of youth from rural areas to towns and cities and to other countries. Youth are swayed by the persistence of

traditional practices and the revolution in information technology. Traditions mediate communication between youth

and parents and teachers. The rapid socioeconomic changes occurring in the Asian-Pacific region offer significant

opportunities for "harnessing" youth energy. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT1T 4591-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "China's population curbed by 300 million, says Li. More

men involved in family planning.", is(are) . The source of this article is "FAMILY PLANNING NEWS. 1998;(1):[1] p.".

This article was published in 1998 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT1T 4591-06. All

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