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YEAR: 1996

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Role of community based distribution in promoting spacing methods of family

planning.

AUTHORS

Tiwari IC

SOURCE

In: Spacing as an alternative strategy. India's family welfare programme, [edited

by] M.E. Khan, George Cernada. Delhi, India, B.R. Publishing Corporation, 1996.

ABSTRACT

This chapter describes the experiences with community-based distribution (CBD) of birth spacing methods in

Varanasi, India. The author generally discusses the issues in promoting birth spacing methods, the social

marketing program, and CBD. 43.3% of total eligible couples used effective contraception in 1990. 30.1% were

sterilized, 6.3% used the IUD, 1.9% used oral pills, and 5.0% used conventional contraception. The contraceptive

prevalence rate (CPR) must reach 60% in order to achieve a zero reproduction rate by the year 2000. Survey findings

indicate that most sterilized clients and IUD users already had 3-4 or more children (middle or high parity). Spacing

methods can lower the average parity of family planning acceptors. Well managed, well publicized, and well adopted

contraceptive social marketing is likely to reach only about 5-15% of all couples of reproductive age. Social

marketing is cost effective, but the scope should be expanded. CBD can be an effective way to increase CPR and

reach clients in rural, remote areas. The Village Health Guide program was established in 1977, to motivate couples

in about 67% of Indian villages. It is unclear whether this program increased use. The CBD program in Varanasi

covered 1242 villages with 1 volunteer/10 villages. This project increased CPR from 7.5% in 1979, to 50.5% in 1990.

Spacers were 24.6% of eligible couples in the project area and only 5% in non-project areas. 60-77% of the oral pill

and condom users were motivated by CBD staff. The most important contribution was the establishment of a

village-based system for promotion and delivery of spacing methods. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 2081-

06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Role of community based distribution in promoting spacing

methods of family planning.", is(are) Tiwari IC. The source of this article is "In: Spacing as an alternative strategy.

India's family welfare programme, [edited by] M.E. Khan, George Cernada. Delhi, India, B.R. Publishing Corporation,

1996. :205-15.". This article was published in 1996 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T

2081-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 7081

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