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YEAR: 1994

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Management of acceptors: an agenda for effective family planning.

AUTHORS

Saiyadain MS

SOURCE

VIKALPA. 1994 Apr-Jun;19(2):43-6.

ABSTRACT

While India has achieved significant gains since the inception of its family planning (FP) program in 1951, the

population continues to grow at an alarming rate. A study was undertaken, therefore, to shed light on the FP

knowledge, attitude, and practice of current acceptors. Data collected from a questionnaire administered to 1200

married contraceptive acceptors (50% male) revealed that 1) increased education is linked to increased knowledge of

FP, 2) FP message awareness was very high among the group (84.1%), 3) knowledge of FP methods was high

(82.6%), 4) the more highly educated respondents preferred late marriage and fewer children, and 5) older

respondents with more children and a higher income were more likely to accept FP. The characteristics which

predispose people to accept FP are the same as those which would equip them to promote FP. Such use of

acceptors as role models would bring credibility and acceptance to the practice of FP and would help insure that

acceptors sustain their commitment to FP. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 4078-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Management of acceptors: an agenda for effective family

planning.", is(are) Saiyadain MS. The source of this article is "VIKALPA. 1994 Apr-Jun;19(2):43-6.". This article was

published in 1994 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 4078-06. All rights reserved with

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