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YEAR: 1968

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Evaluation of induced abortion control and family planning programs in Chile.

AUTHORS

Requena M; Monreal T

SOURCE

MILBANK MEMORIAL FUND QUARTERLY. 1968 Jul;46(3 Pt 2):191-218.

ABSTRACT

Chile's population was estimated, in 1966, between 8,962,000 and 9,007,000. The birth rate fluctuated between 32

and 36/1000 inhabitants in the previous ten years. The death rate reached 12/1000, resulting in a natural increase of

about 2.2% per annum. In urban communities, 12-25% of pregnancies were interrupted. Hospital statistics showed

an increase from 3.6 induced abortions per 100 pregnancies in 1931 to around 20 induced abortions per 100

pregnancies in recent years. Preoccupation with the control of induced abortion had intensified since 1962. The

Chilean Committee for the Protection of the Family was created under the inducement of professors of obstetrics,

gynecology, and preventive medicine at the University of Chile. Although the program developed by the Association

was defective up to 1966, the number of women who started to use contraceptives rose from approximately 3200 in

1963 to 53,088 in 1966. The health services objectives for 1967 aimed at reaching 232,916 new women. Pills are in

greatest demand and reached a figure of 1,126,131 doses for the entire country in 1966, which means about 60,388

woman-years of protection. The distribution of these contraceptives in Santiago corresponded to about 46% of the

total, about 27,891 women protected. It is difficult to evaluate the effect of a program based on a method that is for

both abortion and birth control. It is a question of knowing whether the principal objective, the control of induced

abortion, has been achieved. The Chilean plan for birth control is summed up as follows: 1) effects of the plan on

induced abortion; 2) effects of the plan on fertility; 3) the National Health Service plan for 1967; and 4) special

studies. The prospects of evaluating any of the objectives have limitations, since data are incomplete. However, in

addition to giving an idea of the returns of the effort realized, efforts may be stimulated for the refinement of

evaluation. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT9T 1017-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Evaluation of induced abortion control and family planning

programs in Chile.", is(are) Requena M; Monreal T. The source of this article is "MILBANK MEMORIAL FUND

QUARTERLY. 1968 Jul;46(3 Pt 2):191-218.". This article was published in 1968 in English language(s).

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