Quality Education
Reproductive change in Bangladesh: Evidence from recent data
The removal of the social, psychic and economic costs of contraception coupled with efforts to ’crytallize’ demand would hasten the fertility decline.
Factors affecting the use of contraception in Bangladesh: A multivariate analysis
Improvement of the status of women and enhancement of contraceptive supply through visits by field workers would make the family planning programme more effective and successful
The impact of population change on the growth of mega-cities
Female migrants should constitute a special target group for the delivery of contraceptive services.
The social impact of recent and prospective mortality decline among older New Zealanders
There is an urgent need to plan for the transfer of necessary resources to the community in order for it to cope with the increasing burden of caring for the elderly.
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).