Family Planning in Developing Countries: An Unfinished Success Story

DaVanzo, Julie; Adamson, David M.

doi:10.7249/ip176

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“…In a health policy project by USAID [8], it has been reported that around 225 million women of childbearing age in developing countries have unmet requirements for a present-day strategy for family planning. Similar findings were found in surveys of women of childbearing age in developing countries where 10% to 40% women want to limit or space the pregnancies but are unable to do because of unmet requirements for contraceptives measures [9].…”

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confidence: 77%

“…Moreover, this also helps in improving and providing opportunities for women regarding their employment and participation in household and societal works and reduces the risk of sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV and AIDS. It has been noted that during 1965-1990, these programs had achieved approximately 43% of the decline in world fertility [9]. As per, United Nation Population Fund UNPF, a lesser number of children will reduce the economic burden on poor families [31].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…These funds and programs will help improve the trading between the countries and improve the stability of the country. Along with funds, these countries also provide expertise that is essential for the program requirements [9].…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Effects of Education, Poverty, and Resources on Family Planning in Developing Countries

Sultan¹

2018

Clinics Mother Child Health

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Introduction: Developing countries are facing many difficulties due to a rise in population. High fertility rates have posed increased health risks for mothers and child's health, resulting in poor quality of life. According to WHO, approximately 225 million women in developing countries want to limit childbearing but are unable to do because of unmet needs, lack of resources, limited access to family planning (FP) services, religious beliefs, and illiteracy. FP can play an imperious role in stabilizing the issues in developing countries. Purpose: The purpose of this literature review was to explore and synthesize articles on education, poverty, and resources of FP services in low and middle-income countries. Methodology: A literature review was conducted from the period of Oct to Dec 2016 in PUBMED, CINAHL and Allied Health Literature based on predefined search terms. Eligibility criteria included: original researches, review articles, and perspective, opinion, and commentary articles. Result: The key findings from literature review suggested that education regarding family planning is essential. Moreover, it is fundamentally important to introduce the concept, knowledge, awareness, practice, and availability of contraceptive measure, and family planning services. However, women in developing countries are struggling for the use of modern contraceptive methods but are lagging far behind due to the scarcity of resources. It is imperative to make contraceptive methods more accessible and available in resource-scarce countries. Conclusion: FP determinants such as education, poverty, and accessibility to resources can be used to empower women and men in underdeveloped nations. It also helps to change their attitudes and practices towards family planning, thus, leading to better quality of life. C li nics in M o th er an d C h il d Healt h

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The Effects of Education, Poverty, and Resources on Family Planning in Developing Countries

Sultan¹

2018

Clinics Mother Child Health

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“…By 1990, fertility decline was well underway across Asia and Latin America and had started in SSA. The institutional model recognizes the strength of this force ( Cutright & Kelly 1981 ; Davanzo & Adamson 1998 ), and with respect to stall in fertility transition, the institutional model argues that the loss of international and/or national focus on family planning programmes in SSA since the mid-1990s is a major factor in the stall. The 10-year review of the flow of financial resources for the implementation of the programme of action of the International Conference on Population and Development 3 reported that donor support for family planning commodities and service delivery fell from US $560 million to US $460 million between 1995 and 2003.…”

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Stall in fertility decline in Eastern African countries: regional analysis of patterns, determinants and implications

Ezeh

Mberu

Emina

2009

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

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We use data from the Demographic and Health Surveys to examine the patterns of stall in fertility decline in four Eastern African countries. Contrary to patterns of fertility transition in Africa that cut across various socio-economic and geographical groups within countries, we find strong selectivity of fertility stall across different groups and regions in all four countries. In both Kenya and Tanzania where fertility decline has stalled at the national level, it continued to decline among the most educated women and in some regions. While fertility has remained at pre-transition level in Uganda over the past 20 years, there are signs of decline with specific groups of women (especially the most educated, urban and those in the Eastern region) taking the lead. For Zimbabwe, although fertility has continued to decline at the national level, stall is observed among women with less than secondary education and those in some of the regions. We link these intra-country variations to differential changes in socio-economic variables, family planning programme environment and reproductive behaviour models. The results suggest that declines in contraceptive use, increases in unmet need for family planning, increasing preferences for larger families, and increases in adolescent fertility were consistently associated with stalls in subgroup fertility across all four countries. These results are consistent with models that emphasize the role of declines in national and international commitments to family planning programmes in the premature stall in sub-Saharan fertility transition.

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“…93 c. As the fiscal environment becomes more constrained, programs may need to develop more diverse sources of financing. 94 Population can never be 'managed' that would violate fundamental human rights, but population can be influenced, indirectly yet strongly. A smart suite of strategies can ease pressure on resources, reduce conflict, and make life more worthwhile.…”

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Barriers to a Rights-Based Approach to Fertility Control in Nigeria: Implications for the Country’s Development

Izzi¹,

Ajonumah²

2018

JLCJ

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Discussing population growth management in Nigeria is largely viewed as politically incorrect. Whilst this research reiterates the rancorous circle which poverty casts on Nigeria's all-round efforts in managing her Total Fertility Rate; inclusive of social, environmental, cultural, political and economic insecurities which strongly affect women negatively, it negates the nature of a so-called absolute right to have as many children as we want, and identifies the need for a workable population programme and policy framework which must be rights-centered, promote sustainable development and enhance individual growth. In extending submissions with a view to overcoming challenges posed to a rights-based approach to fertility control, this paper draws out existing barriers to any practicable population management framework that can apply to our nation without profound frustration in our system, consequent impracticality or ultimate abandonment of such policy or programme.

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Family Planning in Developing Countries: An Unfinished Success Story

Cited by 17 publications

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The Effects of Education, Poverty, and Resources on Family Planning in Developing Countries

The Effects of Education, Poverty, and Resources on Family Planning in Developing Countries

Stall in fertility decline in Eastern African countries: regional analysis of patterns, determinants and implications

Barriers to a Rights-Based Approach to Fertility Control in Nigeria: Implications for the Country’s Development

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