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topics under category "Contraception
(Birth Control) and Family Planning".
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
planning. Birth control is a controversial political and ethical
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| Problems in family planning : a study of Rwandese women's maternal health |
| perceptions. [Problèmes du planning familial : étude des perceptions des |
| femmes rwandaises sur la santé maternelle.] |
| Tanzanian Journal of Population Studies and Development. 1995;2(1-2):80-93. |
| Although family planning (FP) campaigns have been relatively successful, maternal mortality rates remain |
| uncomfortably high in many African countries. Medical experts ascribe 85% of the deaths as avoidable, 75% of which |
| are from non-medical causes. Some factors mentioned for the deaths include away-from- hospital deliveries, |
| teenage pregnancies, too many and badly spaced births, and influences from traditional beliefs and practices. If |
| more women were to use FP services, it is argued, more risky pregnancies could be avoided, saving thousands of |
| lives. In 1993 a study was conducted on 109 Rwandan women ranging in age between 13-60. The study sought to |
| find out their maternal health perceptions; what they considered healthy women, why they still indulged in home |
| deliveries, the influence of traditional beliefs, and their views on contraception. Except for the under 20, who were |
| interviewed in groups, others were subjected to long in-depth interviews. Preliminary results indicate that hospitals |
| and FP clinics get less than a satisfactory grade in their reception and care services. The women also indicated |
| suspicion of certain contraceptives while teenagers complained of being generally ignored. There was indication |
| also of interference from traditional beliefs and practices. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 3019-06) |
| PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Problems in family planning : a study of Rwandese |
| women's maternal health perceptions. [Problèmes du planning familial : étude des perceptions des femmes |
| rwandaises sur la santé maternelle.]", is(are) Hatar A. The source of this article is "Tanzanian Journal of Population |
| Studies and Development. 1995;2(1-2):80-93.". This article was published in 1995 in English language(s). |
| (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 3019-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 8019 |
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