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YEAR: 1974

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Some observations on the gathering and use of family planning program

statistics in Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Nicaragua.

AUTHORS

Korten D

SOURCE

Managua, Nicaragua, Instituto Centroamericano de Administracion de Empresas,

January 1974. 27 p. (Mimeo)

ABSTRACT

Family planning program data should help management in the following ways: 1) indicate program performance; 2)

aid in making decisions to allocate resources; and 3) indicate problems in the program's functioning. Data gathering

in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and El Salvador falls short of these goals. Variations in reporting practice and definitions

of statistics make inter-country comparisons meaningless. None of these countries has an accurate idea of number

of women enrolled in their programs. Use of the data is limited; few decisions are based on data. There is no way

to compare clinic capacity with use being made of it, or to measure how well the different program activities are

producing results. Instead of using fertility levels to measure program performance, it is recommended that total

active users be considered the measure. There should be some means of comparing actual performance with

programs goals. Data systems in the 3 countries should be revised and improved so that the data can contribute to

the success of the overall program. A regional system of measuring program performance with 1 individual in charge

of all data gathering might be considered. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT7T 3548-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Some observations on the gathering and use of family

planning program statistics in Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Nicaragua.", is(are) Korten D. The source of this article

is "Managua, Nicaragua, Instituto Centroamericano de Administracion de Empresas, January 1974. 27 p. (Mimeo)".

This article was published in 1974 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT7T 3548-06. All

rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 33548

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