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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
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| Feasibility of involving indigenous medicine practioners for family planning |
| service delivery in Kerala, India. |
| [Unpublished] 1973. 286 p. |
| Although indigenous medicine practioners would seem ideal workers in the national family planning program, little |
| effort has been made to utilize them. This study investigates the feasibility of their use in Kerala. The community, |
| the indigenous practioners themselves, and the health center staff were studied. Patterns of preference for and |
| utilization of various systems of medicine in different morbidity conditions and the level of family planning approval |
| were investigated for each group. Acceptability of the indigenous practioners as family planning workers by the |
| community and the health center staff was studied, as was the willingness of the traditional practioners to become |
| part of the family planning program. Preference and utilization of indigenous health care systems varied by morbidity |
| conditions and household characteristics: middle income groups were most likely to use them, and they were used |
| more for child illnesses and maternity care. Knowledge about family planning was high in the area and a positive |
| attitude was prevalent. Informal sources of communication have been effective in family planning information |
| dissemination. Younger, more educated people with higher incomes were most likely to approve of family planning. |
| Although a majority of households was found to be neutral about involvement of indigenous practitioners in family |
| planning, a relatively large number preferred them to the health center staff, and there was a high correlation between |
| approval of family planning in general and acceptance of the indigenous practitioners. There was an unexpectedly |
| high degree of acceptance of the indigenous practioners by the health center staff, and a large proportion of the |
| practioners were willing to participate in family planning programs. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT8T 88-06) |
| PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Feasibility of involving indigenous medicine practioners for |
| family planning service delivery in Kerala, India.", is(are) Andrews S. The source of this article is "[Unpublished] |
| 1973. 286 p.". This article was published in 1973 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT8T |
| 88-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 35088 |
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