Back to home page1993 - VOLUME 39, NUMBER 1
94.28.01 - English - T.K. SUNDARI
Can Health Education Improve Pregnancy Outcome? Report of a Grassroots Action-Education Campaign
There are numerous reciprocal links between women's health status and the outcome of their pregnancies. To aim at improving the outcome of a pregnancy is therefore a significant part of any action programme to benefit women's health. With this aim in mind, a women's basic organisation in Southern India (the Rural Women's Social Education Centre), undertook a wide-ranging health education campaign. The author describes its experiences and lists the positive results it has had: an increase in the number of births taking place in medical institutions and a sharp decline in stillbirth and early nconatal mortality rates. But she also believes that any progress will be limited until such times as Indian women are accorded more rights and autonomy with regard to their health. (INDIA, HEALTH EDUCATION, PREGNANCY, WOMEN'S STATUS)
94.28.02 - English - D. Sai SUJATHA and M.S.R. MURTHY
Religiosity and Fertility among Brahmins
A comparative study was undertaken on two Brahmin sects in Andhra Pradesh - one being traditional orthodox and the other being more open to modernization. The level of education among the women is, on the whole, higher amongst the "modern" group than amongst the "traditionalists" which seems to be the main reason behind the differences in fertility which can be observed between the two groups. Even within the orthodox sect, the better educated women are less often subjected to traditional behaviour which favours high fertility. (INDIA, CASTES, RELIGIOSITY, DIFFERENTIAL FERTILITY, EDUCATION OF WOMEN)
94.28.03 - English - K.B. PATHAK and F. RAM
Adolescent Motherhood: Problems and Consequences
The high rates of early marriage for young girls in India explain the fact that their reproductive life commences at an early age which, in turn, entails risks for both mothers and babies. The authors attempt to evaluate the numbers of teenage girls marrying and having babies in the various Indian States from 1961 to 1988 and compare these figures to those of mother and child mortality. They believe that the solution to this serious social issue resides in educating young girls. (INDIA, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, AGE AT MARRIAGE, ADOLESCENT FERTILITY)
94.28.04 - English - Aminur RASL
Fertility Preference: A Study of Some Basic Concepts and Considerations
The author presents some methodological considerations on the various ways of approaching and measuring "desired", "ideal" or "foreseen" fertility and on how to interpret the replies of people interviewed in this respect. His results are based on the example of the Bangladeshi Fertility Survey of 1975. (BANGLADESH, DESIRED FAMILY SIZE, EXPECTED FAMILY SIZE, IDEAL FAMILY SIZE, METHODOLOGY)
94.28.05 - English - Denise BARRICKLOW
Shelter from the Storm
This article attacks the sexual violence which is often perpetrated on women in Venezuela and describes the actions of a private organization (AVESA) which, amongst other things, has developed sex education programmes for police forces. (VENEZUELA, RAPE, SEXUAL EDUCATION, POLICE)
94.28.06 - English - Amarjeet SINGH and Amrik KAUR
Perceptions of Traditional Birth Attendants Regarding Contraceptive Methods
Following the semi-unsuccessful experiences of the 1960s, the participation of traditional birth attendants in family planning programmes in India is now being considered from other points of view. To this end, a study has been made of the attendants' knowledge and attitudes with regard to contraceptive methods. While they are generally in favour of family planning, they still share the population's fears of the side effects of the various methods. This kind of study should make it possible to improve the education these attendants receive. (INDIA, TRAINED MIDWIVES, KNOWLEDGE OF CONTRACEPTIVES)
94.28.07 - English - Manmeet KAUR
Female Foeticide — A Sociological Perspective
With it now being possible to determine the sex of a foetus, traditional female infanticide has given way, in India, to the abortion of female foetuses. This is one of the main motives for a growing number of clinics and gynaecologists over the past decade to start practising amniocentesis. The author has surveyed the women in a given village in order to examine their attitudes towards selective abortion and to discover what makes their minds up to resort to this practice. While 72% of the women interviewed do not approve of abortion in general, 95% of them consider it to be justified in the case of a female foetus because of the weight of the traditional social and economic pressures on the decisions women have to make with regard to their fertility. (INDIA, INDUCED ABORTION, SEX PREDETERMINATION, SEX PREFERENCE)
94.28.08 - English - R.L. PATIL
The Process of Urbanisation in India, 1971-1991
Using the data of the last three Indian censuses, the author measures the variations in the level and rate of urbanisation between 1971 and 1991 in the main States, distributes the urban population by size of city and undertakes a specific examination of the economically active population. The speed of urbanisation is being hampered by the recent decline in the country's economy. But the main problem remains the explosion of the megalopolises whereas the smaller cities are continuing to decline. While less than a quarter of the economically active population is in the urban areas, the economy still relies in the main on farming. (INDIA, URBANIZATION, URBAN CONCENTRATION, LABOUR FORCE)
94.28.09 - English - Balthasar SCHAAP
IUD Acceptance in Rural Madhya Pradesh: Results of an Acceptors' Interview
The State of Madhya Pradesh has decided to promote the use of the IUD as a method for spacing births and a survey was therefore carried out on a thousand IUD wearers in a rural environment in order to identify any ways in which the acceptability of this method could be improved. After studying the results thus obtained, the author recommends that more information should be supplied to both staff in the family planning field and to users and that any propaganda should be concentrated towards those women who have just had a baby for the first time. (INDIA, IUD, METHOD ACCEPTABILITY)
1994 - VOLUME 40, NUMBER 1
94.28.10 - English - K. SRINIVASAN, P.C. SAXENA and Arvind PANDEY, Department of Mathematical Demography and Statistics, International Institute for Population Sciences, Deonar, Bombay 400 088 (India)
Birth Order and Birth Interval Statistics: Use in Assessing Levels and Changes in Fertility
94.28.11 - English - Balthasar SCHAAP, International Community Health Consultant with Health Perfect International, Langetuin 35, 1689 JB Zwaag (Netherlands)
IUD Provision: Training Providers in Functional Competency
94.28.12 - English - S.K. NIGAM, S.K. MALIK, Department of P.S.M., UCMS-GTB Hospital, Shahdara, Dehli 110 092 (India), and H.C. DAS, Family Welfare Centre (Male), LNJPN Hospital, New Delhi 110 002 (India)
A Profile of Acceptors of Non-Scalpel Vasectomy
94.28.13 - English - Betemariam BERHANU, Basic Sciences Department, Awassa College of Agriculture, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 5, Sidamo (Ethiopia)
Religion Fertility Differentials in Shewa, Central Ethiopia
94.28.14 - English - A.G. SATHE, FPAI Pune Branch, 1082/1 Ganeshkhind Road, Behind Indian Oil Pump, Shivajinagar, Pune 411 016 (India)
Introduction of Sex Education in Schools: Perceptions of Indian Society (p. 30-37)
94.28.15 - English - T. RAJARETNAM
Popularising Spacing Methods in India: The Need and Needed Efforts
The author explains why it is necessary to popularise birth spacing methods in rural areas of India, rather than concentrate efforts on sterilisation which has proved to be less efficient in terms of birth control. Based on a review of the literature, he suggests three principles for popularising spacing methods: make those in charge of family planning programmes responsible; invest in inter-personal IEC activities; and provide high quality services with accompaniment and control measures. (INDIA, FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMMES, BIRTH SPACING)
94.28.16 - English - M.A. RAZZAQUE and M.A. SATTER, Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi (Bangladesh)
Urbanisation and Ageing in Bangladesh (p. 44-48)
94.28.17 - English - K. Anil KUMAR, Unit for Child and Youth Research, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Post Box No. 8313, Sion-Trombay Road, Deonar, Bombay 400 088 (India)
Orissa's Population Growth and Fertility Change (p. 49-57)
94.28.18 - English - S.K. KAPOOR, K. ANAND and Guresh KUMAR, Center for Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110 029 (India)
Initiation of Contraception during the Postpartum Period (p. 58-62)
1994 - VOLUME 40, NUMBER 2
94.28.19 - English - W. Indralal DE SILVA, Demography and Research Unit, University of Colombo, P.O. Box 1490, Colombo (Sri Lanka)
Husband-Wife Communication and Contraceptive Behaviour in Sri Lanka (p. 1-13)
94.28.20 - English - Anees JUNG, 501, Ivory Tower II, Koliwada, Juhutara Road, Bombay 400 049 (India)
The Indian Woman: Some Observations (p. 14-17)
94.28.21 - English - R.K. SINHA and Tara KANITKAR, Department of Population and Development Studies, International Institute for Population Sciences, Deonar, Bombay 400 088 (India)
Acceptance of Family Planning and Linkages with Development Variables: Evidence from an 80-Village Study in Orissa (p. 18-25)
94.28.22 - English - Rashmi ASIF, S.N. SINHA, Mohd. YUNUS, Mohd. ZAHEER and S. MOHSIN, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, J.N. Medical College, AMU, Aligarh 202 001 (India)
Contraceptive Behaviour in Women Carrying an Unwanted Pregnancy (p. 26-30)
94.28.23 - English - K.N.M.RAJU, T.N. BHAT, K.S. UMAMANI and M. LINGARAJU, Population Research Centre, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore 560 072 (India)
Differential Acceptance of Family Planning Methods in a High Performance District in Karnataka (p. 31-39)
94.28.24 - English - Dilip C. NATH, Department of Sociology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0088 (U.S.A.)
Effect of Seasonality on Waiting Time to Conception: An Indian Experience (p. 40-46)
94.28.25 - English - P.N. KAPOOR, 1-74, Narain Vihar, New Delhi 110 028 (India)
The Possibility of India's Population Crossing That of China (p. 47-50)
94.28.26 - English - P. Satya SEKHAR and C.P. Nagi REDDY, Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Nizamiah Observatory Campus, Begumpet, Hyderabad 500 016 (India)
Regional Variation in Contraceptive Choice in Andhra Pradesh (p. 51-60)
94.28.27 - English - J.N. SRIVASTAVA
Impact of Infant and Child Mortality on Fertility and Family Size of White-Collar Workers (p. 61-70)
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