| Trends in national family planning programs, 1999, 2004 and 2009. | |
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PMID: 21988788 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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CONTEXT: National family planning programs in the developing world vary greatly in strength and coverage, and in the nature of their outreach. Periodic measures of their types and levels of effort have been conducted since 1972. METHODS: In 2009, expert observers in 81 developing countries completed a questionnaire that assessed 31 features of family planning program effort, as well as other program measures. Data were compared with those from similar surveys fielded in 1999 and 2004 to examine trends over the decade. RESULTS: On average, national family planning programs improved their effort levels slightly from 1999 to 2004, and again from 2004 to 2009. The average effort in 2009, however, was only about half of maximum; component scores for service measures and for measures of access to contraception did not reach 50% of maximum in 2009. Differences by region and by effort quartile emerged in subgroup analyses. Overall, improvement of women's health and avoidance of unwanted births were the most important program justifications, ranking higher than fertility reduction, economic development or reduction of childbearing among unmarried adolescents. The subgroups given the most emphasis were poor and rural populations, while unmarried youth and postabortion women received the least. Among external influences, changes in donor and domestic funding were seen as more unfavorable than the merging of family planning programs into broader health services. CONCLUSIONS: Average program effort levels have been sustained, although deficiencies remain. Countries have not yet ensured universal access to a variety of contraceptive choices, through various channels, for both short- and long-term methods. |
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John Ross; Ellen Smith |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: International perspectives on sexual and reproductive health Volume: 37 ISSN: 1944-0405 ISO Abbreviation: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
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Created Date: 2011-10-12 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101504990 Medline TA: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 125-33 Citation Subset: IM |
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Senior Fellow, Futures Group International, Washington, DC, USA, JRoss@FuturesGroup.com. |
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