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YEAR: 1994

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Marketing and price determination of contraceptives--an economic analysis.

AUTHORS

Pattnaik BK

SOURCE

HEALTH AND POPULATION: PERSPECTIVES AND ISSUES. 1994 Jul-Dec;17(3-

ABSTRACT

Available data indicate that the rate of contraceptive use is higher in developed regions relative to developing

regions. Worldwide, surgical sterilization, especially female sterilization, predominates over use of the IUD, oral

pills, and condoms. There is considerable unmet demand for IUDs, oral pills, and condoms. The social marketing

approach has been used in many countries to encourage and enable people to use contraception. The social

marketing of contraceptives has generated demand in some developing countries. However, since social marketing

involves selling contraceptives at subsidized prices, and since many developing countries remain in financial crisis,

it is questionable whether countries will be able to sustain the social marketing approach which effectively brings

affordable contraceptives to populations in need. In this context, the economic analysis of price determination and

the generation of demand for contraceptives is an important component of health economics. Price determination in

the free market is discussed. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 4081-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Marketing and price determination of contraceptives--an

economic analysis.", is(are) Pattnaik BK. The source of this article is "HEALTH AND POPULATION:

PERSPECTIVES AND ISSUES. 1994 Jul-Dec;17(3-4):156-64.". This article was published in 1994 in English

language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 4081-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 9081

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