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YEAR: 1975

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Family planning in a part-Aboriginal community 1970-to 1973.

AUTHORS

Kamien M

SOURCE

Medical Journal of Australia 1(3 Suppl.): 21-25. February 22, 1975.

ABSTRACT

A family planning service was launched among Aboriginal women in Bourke, Australia in 1970. Within a 33-month

period, 79 women, or half of the child-bearing population was practicing some form of birth control, and altogether 83

women and 2 men had consulted the family planning physician about birth control advice. Of the 79 women, 24 had

completed their families, 13 were spacing births, and 8 said they had to o many children. Of the 71 initial acceptors

50 (70.4%) have either continued with family planning practices or have returned to them. The most common side

effects of the oral contraceptive pill was an increase in migraine (6 cases), weight gain (4 cases), and naseau (3

cases). Complaints about IUD side effects were rare. 2 women chose tubal ligations as a permanent method of

birth control. Care must be taken to avoid the serious side effects of contraception in women who have a high

prevalence of diabetes, anemia, and infection. It was observed that the birth rate had fallen from 71 per 1,000 (1964-

1971) to 35 per 1,000 in 1972. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT7T 2582-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Family planning in a part-Aboriginal community 1970-to

1973.", is(are) Kamien M. The source of this article is "Medical Journal of Australia 1(3 Suppl.): 21-25. February 22,

1975.". This article was published in 1975 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT7T 2582-

06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 32582

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