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YEAR: 1968

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

The impact of family planning on fertility in Comilla.

AUTHORS

Stoeckel JE; Choudhury MA

SOURCE

Pakistan Journal of Family Planning 2(1): 13-20. 1968.

ABSTRACT

Evaluation of the impact of adoption of conventional contraceptives (condoms and foam tablets) on fertility was

conducted by comparing adopter and nonadopter rates of pregnancy and analyzing trends in pregnancy reduction due

to adoption from 1962 through 1966 in selected villages of Comilla-Kotwali Thana, Pakistan. The findings

indicated that: 1) although the pregnancy rate of adopters increased steadily throughout the time period, in 1966 the

rate was still less than half of what was expected had adoption not occurred; 2) contraceptive use effectiveness

decreased with length of time of use; and 3) pregnancy reduction (due to the increasing rate of pregnancy combined

with increasing termination rates and decreasing rates of recruitment) has declined since 1964. It is noted that, in

general, the effectiveness or impact of the program resembles a bell-shaped curve, i.e., in the initial phases

pregnancy reduction increased to reach a plateau and then declined in the remaining phases. This may represent a

cyclical occurrence and pregnancy reduction may again increase. Continual follow-up is necessary for an extended

time period to analyze any additional trends in fertility reduction.(AUTHORS', MODIFIED) (PubHealth.info Document

ID: CONT9T 1088-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "The impact of family planning on fertility in Comilla.",

is(are) Stoeckel JE; Choudhury MA. The source of this article is "Pakistan Journal of Family Planning 2(1): 13-20.

1968.". This article was published in 1968 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT9T 1088-

06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 41088

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