Good Health and Well-Being
Declining fertility in Nepal
After substantial efforts by population and family planning programmes, fertility in Nepal has begun to decline.
Differential pattern of birth intervals in Bangladesh
Differences in a country’s fertility levels can be attributed to the differences in the length of the reproductive life of women and differences in the length of time between births when women are exposed to the risk of conception. Analysis of those factors influencing the span and those affecting the spacing of fertility has proven useful, since in many cases they appear to vary quite substantially across populations (Rodriguez and others, 1984). In recent years, policy makers and planners have focused a great deal of attention on the birth interval and its determinants. The reasons are that not only does the number of births a women may have during her reproductive span depend on the spacing between the births but also there is a significant link between birth spacing and maternal and child health (Miller and others, 1992). Thus, the spacing of births through a deliberately prolonged interval between births and a delay in child bearing following marriage could be logical alternative strategies for fertility control.
Patterns in living arrangements and familial support for the elderly in the Philippines
Living arrangements for the elderly of the future will not necessarily continue to be predominently with a child as coresident.
A comparative study of the TCu 380A versus TCu 200 IUDs in Nepal
The cost-effectiveness and proven contraceptive efficacy of the TCu 380A should be considered when selecting a long-term, safe and effective, but reversible method.
Rural-to-urban migration and its implications for poverty alleviation
Policies that accept the wider mobility of the population are likely to accord with policies that will enhance the wellbeing of greater numbers of people.
Living arrangements, patrilineality and sources of support among elderly Vietnamese
Since Viet Nam’s fertility has been falling sharply recently, there will be a future decline in the number of caregivers of the elderly
Integration of women in population and development programmes
Although population has been a part of development work for more than three decades and one most clearly affecting women, it is only during recent years that women’s concerns and their active involvement in the development process have received the attention due to the “other half’ of the world’s population.
Marriage patterns and some issues related to adolescent marriage in Bangladesh
Adolescents, their parents and the community should be made more aware of the negative consequences of early marriage, early pregnancy and large family size
Drawing policy lessons for Asia from research on ageing
The ESCAP region’s early attention to population ageing has built a strong foundation for future efforts that can give the region leadership in innovative programme development and the utilization of sound research
Ageing of the population in China: Trends and implications
The last decade has seen increasing interest in population ageing, especially in the more developed countries of the world (Tinker, 1989). The explosion of books, journals and articles on ageing gives an indication of this growing interest. There are plenty of reasons for this interest: the profit motive, the debate about the provision of social services and health care, the involvement of elderly people themselves, and most importantly the changing age structure of the population, which will result in increasing dependency of the elderly on society.
Contraceptive failure and its subsequent effects in China: A two-stage event history analysis
Replacement of cheap IUDs with more effective ones could significantly reduce China’s high contraceptive failure rate
Asia’s population and family planning programmes: Leaders in strategic communication
The Asian and Pacific region can look forward to continuing to play a key role as a leader in strategic communication for better reproductive health.
The contraceptive potential of lactation for Bangladeshi women
Lactational amenorrhoea deserves careful consideration within the family planning programme.
Long-term implications of low fertility in Kerala, India
Low fertility will make it easier to bring about needed improvements in the quality of social services.
Client perspectives on quality of reproductive health services in Viet Nam
Many clients lack correct and specific information about side-effects for the method they are using.
Population dynamics and their impact on adolescents in the ESCAP region
Adolescents greatly outnumber the elderly, so care must be taken to ensure that policies towards them are not neglected
Mobility transitions within a global system: Migration in the ESCAP region
Migration, particularly undocumented migration, will become an issue of major political conflict.
Gender, mobility and urban place in Fiji: From colonial to post-colonial wanderings
In many traditional Pacific societies the strange and unknown world is the domain of males, those who were thought to have the strength and confidence to face the odds likely to be met. The female arena is the known, the less dangerous, usually domestic surroundings (Ravuvu, 1992:330).
The role of grassroots organizations in promoting population programmes: The case of Cebu, Philippines
A major outcome of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) is the expansion of population programmes to include reproductive health services and strategies to raise the status of women (United Nations, 1994). Grassroots women’s organizations influenced the recommendations as well as the strategies for their implementation. In the pre-planning stages within countries and during the Conference itself, the Women’s Caucus, representing more than 400 organizations from 62 countries, stressed the important role that women’s empowerment plays in promoting acceptance and use of reproductive health services (Ashford, 1995). They argued that women who are empowered, that is, who have control over their lives and have skills in seeking information and using resources, are more likely to make their own reproductive decisions.
Young single women using abortion in Hanoi, Viet Nam
If unmarried youth had better reproductive health information and skills, their use of pregnancy termination could be reduced.