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YEAR: 1991

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Five levels of family planning progress: lessons from Thailand.

AUTHORS

Robey B

SOURCE

ASIA-PACIFIC POPULATION AND POLICY. 1991 Sep;(18):1-4.

ABSTRACT

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has developed terms to categorize nations on the basis of

their level of modern contraceptive prevalence. Categorization reveals national family planning elements and

circumstances common to each level, aiding policymakers in policy projection and appropriate program formulation.

At the lowest prevalence level, emergent countries demonstrate less than 8% modern contraceptive prevalence.

Launch countries are from 8-15%, growth countries from 16-34%, consolidation countries from 35-49%, while mature

countries range from 50% and higher. Related country characteristics according to respective stages are explored in

the paper. Thailand's successful progression through these stages is provided as a model example. For developing

countries at a more broad level, launch stage countries should emphasize consensus building for family planning,

and consider adopting a national family planning policy. Growth stage countries require effective communication

programs, while countries in the consolidation phase need to attract groups from outside of the mainstream. Finally,

countries in the mature stage should progressively realize greater responsibility in the private sector for service

provision. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT3T 2526-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Five levels of family planning progress: lessons from

Thailand.", is(are) Robey B. The source of this article is "ASIA-PACIFIC POPULATION AND POLICY. 1991

Sep;(18):1-4.". This article was published in 1991 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT3T

2526-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 12526

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