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YEAR: 1992

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

The needs of women versus the interests of family planning personnel,

policy-makers and researchers: conflicting views on safety and acceptability

of contraceptives.

AUTHORS

Hardon AP

SOURCE

Social Science and Medicine. 1992 Sep;35(6):753-66.

ABSTRACT

Family planning personnel, policymakers, and researchers fuel the current process for development and evaluation of

contraceptive technologies which does not sufficiently address women's reproductive needs, actual experiences

with the methods, and daily effects of the method on their lives and on their relationships with men. Research does

not examine the effects of the contraceptive technology between users and health care professionals. In addition,

the process basically neglects the fact that the health care system in developing countries already does not meet

their needs let alone meet their family planning needs. Most social research centers around changing people to

match the technology, yet what is needed is research to change contraceptive technology to match people. Some

researchers propose a technology assessment approach which makes family planning personnel, policymakers, and

researchers consider the user context before drugs are even marketed. Contraceptive technology assessments

should include health, economic, and sociocultural variables. Norplant is an example of inappropriate contraceptive

development and evaluation. Hygienic health care facilities are needed for Norplant insertion and removal. Women

need access to health care for follow up, especially since Norplant can cause changes in menstrual bleeding

patterns. Irregular bleeding can pose a sociocultural problem in countries where interaction with a woman who is

menstruating is a taboo. Norplant is not inexpensive and thus may not be appropriate for widescale use in

developing countries. The technology assessment process is a bottom up approach and requires women and men

to participate in determining the conditions for appropriate contraceptive technology. (PubHealth.info Document ID:

CONT3T 1571-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "The needs of women versus the interests of family

planning personnel, policy-makers and researchers: conflicting views on safety and acceptability of contraceptives.",

is(are) Hardon AP. The source of this article is "Social Science and Medicine. 1992 Sep;35(6):753-66.". This article

was published in 1992 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT3T 1571-06. All rights reserved

with PubHealth.info) PIN: 11571

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