Studies In Family Planning
İÇİNDEKİLERcontents of this issue FROM ONE GENERATION TO THE NEXT: CHANGES IN FERTILITY, FAMILY SIZE PREFERENCES, AND FAMILY PLANNING IN AN INDIAN STATE BETWEEN 1951 AND 1975 K. Srinivasan, P. H. Reddy, and K. N. M. Raju 258 Over the last 25 years modernization in Karnataka, India, resulted in a large reduction in infant and child mortality, substantial increases in literacy, and initiation of an intensive family planning program. The drop in the birth rate during this period, however, was much less than would be anticipated under such circumstances. Two surveys carried out in 1951-52 and 1975 provide data on current and cumulative fertility,family size preferences, and knowledge and use of family planning. A comparison of these data leads to the conclusion that the level of family planning activities was not high enough to counteract the increase in the fertility of married women that was a consequence of modernization. CONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCE IN PARAGUAY Leo Morris, John E. Anderson, Richard S. Monteith, Roberto Kriskovich, Juan Schoemaker, and Odon Frutos 272 Contraceptive use, source of contraception, history of abortion, current pregnancy intention, and fertility rates are evaluated for a national sample of women using data from the Paraguay Contraceptive Prevalence Survey, conducted in 1977. The survey found that 15.5 percent of all women aged 15-44 and 23.6 percent of ever-married women were using effective contraceptive methods. The urban/rural difference in contraceptive use paralleled fertility differentials: over 40 percent of ever-married women were using contraception in Greater Asuncion and other urban areas compared with 15 percent in rural areas. Overall, the data indicate that high-parity rural women have the greatest need for family planning services in Paraguay. THE EFFECTS OF HUSBAND AND WIFE EDUCATION ON FAMILY PLANNING IN RURAL TURKEY Nusret H. Fisek and K. Sümbüloğlu 280 The effect of two family planning educational approaches- husband-wife and wife-only-on contraceptive knowledge, attitudes, and practice in the Etimesgut Health District are evaluated. Data collected for education and control groups show that husband-wife education was more effective than wife-only education and that wife-only education was more effective than the education received by the control group. Data collected from husbands and wives show that education had a positive effect on changing attitudes toward family planning. Most clear cut are findings that participation of men in the educational programs increased recruitment to the family planning program and decreased contraceptive discontinuation. FORUM On Drawing Policy Conclusions from Multiple Regressions: Some Queries and Dilemmas Ruth B. Dixon Reply W. Parker Mauldin and Bernard Berelson 286 CURRENT PUBLICATIONS 289  |
