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YEAR: 1994

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Yielding impressive results. The Egyptian experience in family planning

communication campaign has been an exemplary model for many developing

countries.

AUTHORS

Wafai M

SOURCE

INTEGRATION. 1994 Sep;(41):8-11.

ABSTRACT

In Egypt the current use of family planning methods nearly doubled from 1980 to 1992. The toughest obstacles to the

promotion of family planning are the deeply rooted pronatalism, the high rate of illiteracy, and low use of print media.

The early efforts of the 1960s through the 1970s helped raise people's awareness of the problem, but traditional

attitudes to family planning persisted. The Information, Education and Communication (IEC) Center established in

1979 in the State Information Service (SIS) of the Ministry of Information spearheaded the IEC efforts for family

planning throughout the country. The Egyptian Contraceptives Prevalence Survey conducted in 1984 showed that the

current use of family planning methods had increased 6.1% from the 1980 level, and that 56% of married women

wished to stop having children, but were afraid of side effects of contraceptive use. The SIS/IEC Center launched a

creative mass media campaign using TV spots and dramas. It also pioneered community-based public

communication activities on population and family planning by organizing population communication forums. The

local communication work is implemented by each of the 60 regional offices of SIS. Other government agencies,

such as Health Insurance Organization, also launched IEC campaigns promoting their own services. Non-

governmental organizations (NGOs) such as the Family of the Future and the Clinical Service Improvement Project

also engaged in social marketing of contraceptives. The use of family planning methods mounted between 1980 and

1992 from 24% to nearly 48%, and the method of choice shifted from the pill to the IUD. The country's crude birth rate

declined steadily from 40 per 1000 population in 1985 down to 29/1000 in 1992. The six major factors for success

included an innovative communication program, religious support, political commitment, an improved service delivery

system, involvement of NGOs, and the economic influence. The Egyptian experience in family planning IEC has

been an exemplary model for many developing countries. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 4518-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Yielding impressive results. The Egyptian experience in

family planning communication campaign has been an exemplary model for many developing countries.", is(are)

Wafai M. The source of this article is "INTEGRATION. 1994 Sep;(41):8-11.". This article was published in 1994 in

English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 4518-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN:

9518

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