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YEAR: 1995

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Provider's key role in family planning.

AUTHORS

Rastogi R

SOURCE

INNOVATIONS. 1995 Jun;(1):12.

ABSTRACT

The astounding magnitude of population growth in India necessitates new guidelines to implement an effective

family planning program. Approximately 70% of contraception in the country was sterilization in 1990, mainly women

for a monetary incentive. The main actors involved in family planning are service providers, service users, and family

planning methods. Ideally, the focus will have to shift to increasing the clients' understanding of their own bodies.

Increasing fertility awareness among women would be a major source of empowerment for them. Creating this

awareness should be among the first priorities of the service provider. Family planning services may be the only

reliable source of information for most people. Awareness, in turn, leads to greater client understanding, as terms

and misconceptions in their minds are allayed. Lack of correct information can lead to dangerous practices such as

deliveries by untrained midwives and unsafe abortions. The service providers will have to set about to rectify

misconceptions. For example, a village woman who believes modern contraceptive methods are harmful will have to

be taught that these methods can be safely and effectively used with proper care. Informed choice of the users

themselves will increase user skill in family planning, particularly in barrier methods and the pill. Research indicates

that illiterate women have difficulty remembering to take the pill. This could be possibly linked with a daily event to

facilitate remembering. Men should also be encouraged to use existing male methods such as condoms, vasectomy,

and the rhythm method. They have to be persuaded that with family planning they will have fewer children to support

and the health of their wives will be better. If the service providers can provide women and men with accurate, up-to-

date information on various family planning methods, there will be a dramatic turnaround in the family planning

program. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 3036-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Provider's key role in family planning.", is(are) Rastogi R.

The source of this article is "INNOVATIONS. 1995 Jun;(1):12.". This article was published in 1995 in English

language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 3036-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 8036

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