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YEAR: 1994

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Maximizing access to family planning services.

AUTHORS

Tawfik Y

SOURCE

[Unpublished] 1994. Presented at the "Population and Economic Growth:

Perspectives from the Global South" conference, Washington, D.C., March 30,

ABSTRACT

In order for economic development to achieve the expected improvement in standards of living and to prevent further

deterioration of the environment, it is essential to stabilize population growth in developing countries. Whereas in

developed countries economic growth had the natural consequence of reducing population growth, the slow rate of

economic growth experienced by developing countries means that maximizing access to family planning (FP)

services is the most direct way to achieve population stability. Although the use of modern contraceptive methods

has increased in developing countries to 51%, from 25-33% more births would be averted in Africa, Asia, and Latin

America if women could achieve their desired family size. Failing to meet the need for contraception results in more

women resorting to and dying from unsafe abortions. How well access to FP services is extended during the next

decade will be crucial in determining the economic, social, and political prospects for much of the world during the

next century. In developing countries, the factors which influence assess to FP include the population policy;

management capability; training systems; quality and cost of services; logistics systems; information, education,

and communication components; and the research and evaluation system. Medical barriers include improperly

trained personnel who are unable to provide clients with appropriate information with which to choose a contraceptive

method; restrictions on the type of method certain providers can offer; unnecessary laboratory tests, physical

examinations, and frequent follow-up visits; and an emphasis on married women of reproductive age. Innovative

training programs can maximize access to FP services. For example, The Johns Hopkins Program for International

Education in Reproductive Health expands the capability of developing countries to train their own health care

personnel to deliver quality FP services through a competency-based approach that focuses on learning by doing.

An essential component of this approach is coaching with demonstration using a teaching aid. Coaching is

followed by practice after which the trainee receives appropriate feedback. This accelerated methods of achieving

competency results in considerable cost effectiveness. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 4086-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Maximizing access to family planning services.", is(are)

Tawfik Y. The source of this article is "[Unpublished] 1994. Presented at the "Population and Economic Growth:

Perspectives from the Global South" conference, Washington, D.C., March 30, 1994. 10 p.". This article was

published in 1994 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 4086-06. All rights reserved with

PubHealth.info) PIN: 9086

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