Published in The Journal of geography
The current volume and velocity of population growth in Monsoon Asia is unmatched in history and threatens to become 1 of the gravest emergencies in the world before the end of the century. For centuries the demographic character of the region remained unchanged, but the facts of the political transformation of the region from a collection of colon...
Published in Marriage and family living
Pakistan is a divided country with different religious groups represented. Since independence in 1941, the Muslim population has increased more rapidly than the Hindu population, the West Pakistan population more rapidly and steadily than the East Pakistan population. In the late 1950s the Pakistan government initiated a family planning program. Th...
Published in Pakistan development review
Very few family planning studies have been conducted and published in Pakistan. The 3 pioneering studies which are quoted most frequently by family planning experts have weaknesses and limitations in the data collected, methodology employed, and conclusions drawn. The pessimism of these 3 reports is somewhat unjustified. The studies come to the fol...
Published in Philippine sociological review
Pregnancy and birth practices of the Magahats, a pagan group located in the forest area of the Southern Negros Island, are related. The Magahats are aware that the sexual union is needed for conception. Once the signs of pregnancy are positive, taboos are observed: these include such diverse behaviors as avoidance of eclipses and certain foods, all...
Published in Journal of the Indian Medical Association
Nonappliance and appliance methods of contraception, together with abortion, serve as means of spacing rather than limiting the number of children couples have. Only sterilization limits population. There are various problems with sterilization that have to be dealt with in order to make it a more effective and trusted method. Some of these problem...
Published in Pakistan development review
An analysis of attendance records at family planning clinics in Karachi and other areas in Pakistan reveals that there is no direct correlation between attendance at the clinic and proximity of the clinic to the residence. In Karachi, 72% of the working men and 57% of the working women work outside their residential neighborhood. For convenience or...
Published in Pakistan development review
A study was done to ascertain the impact of fertility and/or mortality rate changes on the efforts of a less developed country to develop economically. Pakistan in the years 1965-1985 is the specific case used. The following 4 demographic cases are fed into the basic projection model: 1) constant fertility, declining mortality; 2) constant fertilit...
Published in IPPF medical bulletin
Oral contraceptives: Little has been known in the past about the effect of oral contraceptives on lactation, but some interesting facts were produced by Dr Siva Chinnatamby, Medical Director of the Family Planning Association of Ceylon. A study was carried out at the clinics of the Family Planning Association in Ceylon, and more than 600 women took...
Published in The Family life coordinator
In this preliminary study of two Indian villages there is indication of the social forces which resist the success of family planning programs. Motivation, the process of initiating conscious and purposeful action, is affected by several factors. Knowledge of sterilization surgery was limited and confused with castration. Acceptance by the villager...
Published in IPPF medical bulletin
Population control and the use of contraceptives were discusses at the biannual meeting of the Turkish Academy of Medicine in September 1966. This was of special importance because contraception and dissemination of information about it were illegal in Turkey for many years before 1965. Thus, until quite recently Turkish doctors had only limited ex...
