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YEAR: 1991

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

1988 Kinshasa Fertility and Family Planning Survey: English summary of

highlights.

AUTHORS

Makani B; Niwembo KL; Bertrand JT

SOURCE

[Unpublished] 1991 Nov. 8 p. USAID Contract No. DPE-3030-A-00-4051-00

ABSTRACT

This report contains the findings of a 1988 follow-up survey of fertility and family planning in Kinshasa, Zaire, a study

conducted by the National Statistics Institute. This study surveyed 3140 men aged 20-60 and 3485 females aged 15-

49, who represented all 24 administrative zones in the city. The 1988 study differed from the initial 1982 survey in

that: the 1982 survey did not include men; the eligible age range for women in 1982 was 13-49, compared to 15-49 in

1988; and single women living with a partner were included in the category of married or in a consensual union in

1982, but were categorized as "single" in 1988. The report provides a sociodemographic profile of the population

survey, as well as the findings concerning fertility, sexual behavior, reproductive ideals, lactational amenorrhea and

postpartum abstinence, knowledge of contraceptive methods, use of contraceptive methods, induced abortion, and

unmet need for family planning services. In 1982, the average number of living children ever born to female

respondents was 2.6, compared to 2.8 in 1988, a difference explained by the inclusion of 13-14 year-olds in the initial

survey. The report concludes that fertility levels have change little since 1982, adding that couples still want and

have an average of 6 children. From 1982-88, use of modern contraception increased only slightly. from 4.2% to

6.6.%. 1/3 of the women and 1/2 of the men reported using traditional methods. The report also found a substantial

unmet need for family planning services. 15.4% of married women do not want another child in the next 2 years but

are not using any form of contraception, and 31.5% of women are relying on traditional methods, which less effective

at preventing pregnancy. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT3T 2069-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "1988 Kinshasa Fertility and Family Planning Survey:

English summary of highlights.", is(are) Makani B; Niwembo KL; Bertrand JT. The source of this article is

"[Unpublished] 1991 Nov. 8 p. USAID Contract No. DPE-3030-A-00-4051-00". This article was published in 1991 in

English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT3T 2069-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN:

12069

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