Population Reports articles from November 1990

Population Reports archives from November 1990

Voluntary female sterilization: number one and growing. (most widely used family planning method and growing)
November 1, 1990... Female sterilization involves blocking the tubes that carry eggs from the ovaries to the uterus. There are two ways to reach the tubes. Minilaparotomy consists of making a small incision in the abdomen, moving each tube to the incision,...

Most widely used method. (statistics on voluntary female sterilization)
November 1, 1990... Voluntary female sterilization is the number one method of family planning in the world. An estimated 138 million women currently are protected from unwanted pregnancy by voluntary female sterilization, according to estimates based on surveys...

Policy implications. (outline to help policy-makers make sterilization services safely available to women)
November 1, 1990... What can policy-makers and program managers do to make sterilization services safely available to women who want them? Policy-makers can: 1. Give voluntary sterilization services equal priority, publicity, and support with all other...

Approval of voluntary sterilization growing in Islamic countries.
November 1, 1990... Voluntary female sterilization is already widely used in some Islamic countries, and recent policy pronouncements will help make the method more available in a number of others. In general, the opinion seems to be spreading that the Islamic...

Providing high-quality clinical services. (guideline for providers for ensuring effective, quality female sterilization procedures)
November 1, 1990... While female sterilization has become much more available, techniques have changed little in recent years. Current techniques are very effective and safe. Even with proven techniques, however, the quality of services can vary from place to...

Making it happen: the Kenya story. (voluntary sterilization in Kenyan women is on the rise)
November 1, 1990... "I would like to spread the gospel of tubal ligation to my friends and others," said a Kenyan woman after her own surgery (24). And it seems that she is doing so. almost 5% of Kenyan women are protected from pregnancy by voluntary...

Appropriate technology: adapting clinical services. (practical innovations in female sterilization technique make procedure safer)
November 1, 1990... Providers often adapt surgical techniques to local conditions or discover new, more efficient ways to operate. In female sterilization surgery three adaptations have been developed that may be safer for the patient and easier for the provider:...

Counseling clients. (high-quality counseling is crucial to any family planning program)
November 1, 1990... High-quality counseling is crucial to any family planning program. Counseling is intended to ensure that clients make free and informed decisions about family planning. Counseling requires both giving unbiased information and helping clients...

Increasing sterilization services for postpartum women.
November 1, 1990... Just after delivery may be a good time for voluntary sterilization. Why? * The woman is already in a medical facility. Indeed, pregnancy and childbirth may be the only time she has access to modern health care. * The 48 hours after...

Training providers. (training plays an important role in assuring quality sterilization services)
November 1, 1990... Training plays a central role in assuring the quality of sterilization services. Different types of providers--physicians, nurse-midwives, nurses, and counselors--can be trained in setting ranging from university medical schools to regional...

Reversing female sterilization.
November 1, 1990... Most women are satisfied with their decisions to be sterilized. But a few women later request reversal surgery. About 0.1 to 0.3% of sterilized women in developing countries and 1% to 3% of sterilized women in developed countries ask about...

Informing the public. (publicizing the availability of voluntary female sterilization services)
November 1, 1990... Voluntary female sterilization deserves more publicity. In most places people learn about female sterilization services directly from other people--friends, neighbors, relatives, or family planning workers. For example, surveys have found that...