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H I Goldberg1, M McNeil, A Spitz.
Abstract
This article describes the results pertaining to fertility and family planning from a 1985 survey conducted in the catchment area of Chogoria Hospital in central Kenya. Current contraceptive prevalence was found to be quite high, 43 percent as opposed to 17 percent for Kenya as a whole. The total fertility rate of 5.2 births per woman was 2.5 births lower than the national rate. Very few women reported wanting to have large numbers of children or thinking that fate or God should determine family size. Although these data cannot conclusively demonstrate that the family planning program operating in the area has been responsible for reduced fertility there, they do provide some support for this hypothesis.Entities:
Keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Community Participation--beneficial effects; Community Workers--beneficial effects; Contraception; Contraceptive Methods Chosen; Contraceptive Usage--changes; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Eastern Africa; English Speaking Africa; Family Planning; Family Planning Programs--beneficial effects; Fertility--changes; Health; Health Personnel; Integrated Programs; Kenya; Knowledge; Organization And Administration; Population; Population Dynamics; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Programs; Reproductive Behavior; Research Methodology; Sampling Studies; Studies; Surveys
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Year: 1989 PMID： 2711416
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Stud Fam Plann ISSN： 0039-3665