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Contraception (birth control)
is a regimen of one or more actions, devices, or medications followed in
order to deliberately prevent or reduce the likelihood of a woman
becoming pregnant or giving birth. Therefore contraception is the
utilization of various and sundry surgical procedures, devices,
practices, agents, or drugs with the intention of preventing conception
or impregnation (pregnancy). Methods and intentions typically termed
birth control may be considered a pivotal ingredient to family
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| Population growth and family planning in India. |
| In: Population problem and development, edited by Tapan Kumar Shandilya. New |
| Delhi, India, Deep and Deep Publications, 1995. :27-35. |
| This, the third chapter in a volume on India's population problem and development, describes trends in population |
| growth and the role of family planning in controlling the population explosion. The population problem is a |
| fundamental human one that can be solved with a sense of urgency and dedicated effort. India's population in 1991 |
| was 843.93 million: 437.60 males and 406.33 females. India is the second most populous country in the world and |
| has 16% of total world population. States and union territories that account for 33% of India's population and that |
| had increases in the growth rate during 1981-91 include Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, |
| Maharashtra, Nagaland, Tripura, West Bengal, Daman and Diu, and Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. Nagaland had |
| the highest growth rate of 56.86%. Kerala had the lowest rate of 13.98%. Uttar Pradesh is still the most populous |
| Indian state and has 16.44% of India's total population. The following 32 states and union territories are ranked from |
| highest to lowest in population size: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar (10.23%), Maharashtra (9.33%), West Bengal (8.06), Andhra |
| Pradesh (7.86%), Madhya Pradesh (7.84%), Tamil Nadu (6.59%), Karnataka (5.31%), Rajasthan (5.20%), Gujarat |
| (8.88%), Orissa (3.73%), Kerala (3.44%), Assam (2.64%), Punjab (2.39%), Haryana (1.93%), Delhi (1.11%), Jammu |
| and Kashmir (0.91%), and Himachal Pradesh (0.61%). Other states in ranked order with under 0.32% of total Indian |
| population include Tripura, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Goa, Arunchal Pradesh, Pondicherry, Mizoram, |
| Chandigarh, Sikkim, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, and Lakshadweep. |
| Bombay is the most populated city, followed by Calcutta, Delhi (the most densely populated city), and Madras. A |
| table shows a comparison of states by population density, literacy, and poverty. Higher poverty is related to a higher |
| population growth rate. Higher literacy is related to a lower population growth rate. (PubHealth.info Document ID: |
| PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Population growth and family planning in India.", is(are) |
| Singh B. The source of this article is "In: Population problem and development, edited by Tapan Kumar Shandilya. |
| New Delhi, India, Deep and Deep Publications, 1995. :27-35.". This article was published in 1995 in English |
| language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 3002-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 8002 |
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