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 Pakistan journal of family planning
A study was conducted during the period Fembruary-June 1966 regarding the knowledge, attitude and practice of family planning among married couples in rural and urban areas of West Pakistan. 1500 households were surveyed. It is concluded that: 1) males desired an average number of 4.4 children, and females desired an average number of 4.8; 2) appro...
Published in IPPF medical bulletin
The overall impact of the family planning movement on the Indian birth rate has been negligible so far, with only token areas of success. In 1961 there were 75 million couples of reproductive age; the present estimate is 84 million. Of these couples, 1.1 million have been sterilized and 400,000 fitted with IUDs, while 500,000 use other forms of con...
Published in IPPF medical bulletin
The Pakistan Medical Association and the British Medical Association met in Karachi in November and discussed the subject of population growth. In Pakistan, the leaders see that the country's future depends on the acceptance of smaller families. In Pakistan, a child is born every 6 seconds and the population, which was 115 million in 1965, increase...
