Good Health and Well-Being
Biological and behavioural determinants of fertility in Bangladesh
Women will readily accept contraception if services are made available in a culturally appropriate manner.
Socio-cultural and economic determinants of contraceptive use in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
The challenge will be to adopt IEC activities for minority groups, who currently express high levels of demand and the lowest levels of knowledge and use of contraception.
A speculative analysis of socio-economic influences on the fertility transition in China
The dramatic changes in fertility that occurred in China during the past few decades are well known. The 1982 One-per-Thousand Fertility Sampling Survey of China reveals that the total fertility rate fell from 5.81 at the beginning of 1950 to 2.63 in 1981.
Factors influencing child mortality in Bangladesh and their implications for the national health programme
The Government should consider strategies to reduce poverty, expand schooling, particularly for girls, and help to strengthen women’s ability to care for their families.
Problems and prospects of implants as a contraceptive method in Bangladesh
Norplant is an acceptable method of family planning and should be made available along with other methods of contraception.
International Conference on Population and Development
The challenge before the International Conference on Population and Development, which will meet at Cairo from 5 to 13 September 1994, will be to reach agreement on a strategy for stabilizing world population growth by addressing reproductive health needs, responsibilities and choices of individuals and incorporating population considerations in efforts to achieve sustainable development.
Provincial patterns of contraceptive use in China
More attention should be paid to the quality of care in family planning programmes instead of focusing on quantitative aspects.
The need for a national urbanization policy in Nepal
Without a well-designed and well-financed urbanization strategy, the regional and rural development potentials of an agricultural country such as Nepal may not be fully realized.
Pregnancy termination and contraceptive failure in Viet Nam
If more couples were to use effective contraception, the proportion of women receiving pregnancy terminations could be drastically reduced.
Cairo programme of action adopted
A strategy to stabilize world population growth and achieve sustainable development by addressing reproductive health needs, rights and responsibilities of individuals was adopted by the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) as it concluded its nine-day meeting at Cairo on 13 September 1994.
Social and economic support systems for the elderly in Asia: An introduction
Whatever the future may bring, a pervasive familial system of support and care has persisted despite major social and economic change.
Breast-feeding in Bangladesh: Patterns and impact on fertility
Measures should be taken that will help to promote the practice of breast-feeding
Factors affecting variations in fertility by states of India: A preliminary investigation
The most recent demographic data collected by India’s 1992/93 National Family Health Survey revealed marked variations in fertility by state. Fertility, measured by the total fertility rate (TFR), ranged from as high as 4.82, 4.25, 4.00, 3.99 and 3.90 children per woman in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh, respectively, to as low as the replacement, or lower, level of fertility at 1.90, 2.00 and 2.26 in Goa, Kerala and Mizoram, respectively. The national average TFR was 3.39 children per woman; the TFRs of the remaining 16 states varied between a low of 2.48 children per woman in Tamil Nadu to a high of 3.74 children per woman in the State of Meghalaya (see accompanying figure).
An overview of the living arrangements and social support exchanges of older Singaporeans
Spatial effects of “informal urbanization” in China: The case of Fujian Province
The effects of the development of township and village enterprises are not yet evident, but their potential is enormous, especially with regard to the need for urban planning
Population programme in Viet Nam: Highlights from the 1997 demographic and health survey
The most recent Demographic and Health Survey of Viet Nam (VN-DHS II) was conducted in 1997 as a nationwide survey. Conducted by the General Statistical Office (GSO) with technical backstopping provided by Macro International, it is the country’s first such survey since the DHS conducted in 1988. The 1997 VN-DHS was among a number of activities undertaken as part of a "population and family health" project executed by the National Committee for Population and Family Planning (NCPFP).
Determinants of contraceptive method choice in rural Bangladesh
Bangladesh has experienced a dramatic decline in fertility, unprecedented for a country with such poor social and economic conditions. The total fertility rate (TFR) declined from about 7.0 children per woman in the 1970s to around 3.5 per woman in the period 1993-1994 (ESCAP, 1981; Mitra and others, 1994). The Bangladesh Family Planning Programme is recognized as a success story in the contemporary third world (Cleland and others, 1994). However, the country still has a high population growth rate and needs to reach replacement-level fertility as soon as possible. The national contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) of about 45 per cent (as of 1993) should be raised to over 70 per cent to achieve replacement-level fertility.
The “Asian miracle”
Asia has made excellent progress over the past 30 years and we must maintain the momentum into the new millennium.
Suicide in countries and areas of the ESCAP region
In view of the comparatively high suicide rates in the region, greater attention needs to be paid to the gravity of the situation.
Unmet contraceptive need in Bangladesh: Evidence from the 1993/94 and 1996/97 demographic and health surveys
Young married women deserve special consideration because unmet need is highest among them.