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YEAR: 1968

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

An experiment in bringing family planning to the poor: final report.

AUTHORS

Planned Parenthood Center of Syracuse

SOURCE

Syracuse, New York, December 1, 1968. 82 p

ABSTRACT

An action-research project to provide family planning services to low-income, inner-city families was planned and

implemented in Syracuse, New York. A pilot project was first carried out in similar neighborhoods to test the

effectiveness of the plan. The purpose of the demonstration program was to develop effective methods of informing

the target population about inexpensive family planning services available in neighborhood clinics. A personalized

direct mail campaign was conducted. The literature which was mailed: 1) was direct; 2) contained specific, even

detailed, information about different contraceptive methods; 3) was written in an instructional rather than persuasive

tone; and 4) stated briefly the importance, safety, effectiveness, and inexpensiveness of birth control. Neighborhood

people were chosen to follow up the mailing on a person-to-person basis in selected areas. The mailing was found

to be effective in informing the population. The immediate response rate was 10% and another 30-40% indicated

that they planned to attend birth control clinics in the future. Favorable responses were generally from younger, high

parity, recently pregnant, and less often married women. 75% of those contacted viewed positively the mail

campaign. About the same proportion mentioned the information to others. Factors hindering the program's

effectiveness were: 1) the high mobility in the area; 2) the private nature of the subject; 3) the failure to reach men; 4)

fears of genocide; and 5) use of private doctors under Medicaid. It was also found that women who lived near the

clinics were more likely to attend than women who were further away. It was concluded by the researcher, though,

that improved, accessible services and effective publicity campaigns are not enough to reach all the inner-city

women who hold potentially positive views about family planning. A door-to-door campaign by well-trained

professioanls might a chieve a higher rate of acceptance. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT9T 1029-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "An experiment in bringing family planning to the poor: final

report.", is(are) Planned Parenthood Center of Syracuse. The source of this article is "Syracuse, New York,

December 1, 1968. 82 p". This article was published in 1968 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID:

CONT9T 1029-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 41029

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