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(Birth Control) and Family Planning".
Contraception (birth control)
is a regimen of one or more actions, devices, or medications followed in
order to deliberately prevent or reduce the likelihood of a woman
becoming pregnant or giving birth. Therefore contraception is the
utilization of various and sundry surgical procedures, devices,
practices, agents, or drugs with the intention of preventing conception
or impregnation (pregnancy). Methods and intentions typically termed
birth control may be considered a pivotal ingredient to family
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Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning |
| Fetal loss and contraceptive acceptance among the Bhopal gas victims. |
| SOCIAL BIOLOGY. 1991 Fall-Winter;38(3-4):242-8. |
| Rates of fetal loss and family planning acceptance of severely-affected Bhopal gas victims are compared to those of |
| an unaffected control group over the period 1984-89. 136 women were interviewed from the former area, while 139 |
| were selected from the latter. Eligible women conceived at least once over the previous 5 years, and were aged 20- |
| 44 years. Communities of similar socioeconomic status were selected, and equal proportions of Hindus and |
| Muslims interviewed in both. Defined as loss up to 28 weeks of gestation, fetal loss among the gas-affected women |
| was 26.3%, compared to the .78% loss among women in the control group. Acceptance of family planning was |
| similar to both areas, with most women opting for permanent methods. Laparoscopy was the most widely accepted |
| of these methods in both areas. For temporary methods, higher acceptance was evidenced in the gas-affected area. |
| The condom was the most widely known and accepted such method, followed by oral contraceptives and the IUD. |
| The number of living sons significantly affected the current use of contraceptives. While acceptors of temporary |
| method are on the rise in the affected area, greater emphasis needs to be given to advocating spacing methods over |
| more permanent family planning options. Additionally, the abnormally high level of fetal loss in the gas-affected area |
| points to the persistent effects of methyl isocyanate released in the 1984 Union Carbide plant disaster. Oddly |
| enough, however, child survival has increased in the affected area as a result of frequent medical personnel visits |
| since the disaster. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT3T 2515-06) |
| PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Fetal loss and contraceptive acceptance among the |
| Bhopal gas victims.", is(are) Kapoor R. The source of this article is "SOCIAL BIOLOGY. 1991 Fall-Winter;38(3- |
| 4):242-8.". This article was published in 1991 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT3T |
| 2515-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 12515 |
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