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YEAR: 1991

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Helping people to be involved in family planning.

AUTHORS

Askew I

SOURCE

PEOPLE. 1991;18(2):3-5.

ABSTRACT

More than a decade of experience has shown some of the limitations and some of the factors involved in the

success of community participation in family planning, an idea affirmed during the Jakarta Conference on Family

Planning. The author is careful to distinguish between meaningful community participation and simply activities at

the community level; the former required the active involvement of community members in the decision-making and

implementation processes, while the latter only means community-based distribution of services. National family

planning programs, often based on population policies that recognize high fertility rates as a major problem,

generally favor community level activities, seeking to maximize the demand for family planning and meet the

contraceptive needs of large numbers of people. Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), on the other hand, have

been more successful at encouraging community participation. NGOs tend to focus on the needs of specific

communities, and they do not suffer the pressure of maximizing the number of contraceptive users. Furthermore, the

more successful NGOs have developed partnerships with communities. The last 10 years have also shown that the

most successful programs focus not simply on family planning, but also try to meet other needs of the community,

including health care, income generation, education, and agriculture. Also, more people are willing to join in the

program when direct and tangible benefits are offered. These broader range programs not only encourage

community leaders to support family planning, they also facilitate the work of community-based delivery programs.

(PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT3T 2041-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Helping people to be involved in family planning.", is(are)

Askew I. The source of this article is "PEOPLE. 1991;18(2):3-5.". This article was published in 1991 in English

language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT3T 2041-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 12041

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