POPLINE Document Number: 141297
Author(s):
Thapa S
Basnet I
Source citation:
ADVANCES IN CONTRACEPTION, 1998 Dec;14(4):179-83.
Abstract:
A sterilization outreach program camp for minilaparotomy was established in December 1996 in Bajura, one of India's least developed rural districts. A vasectomy camp was also organized. This paper describes the reproductive behavior and morbidity among women who came to receive sterilization services. Such family planning camps can play a major role in addressing some of the burden of reproductive health problems. The camp was organized at 2 sites in the district, offered services including counseling, screening, and surgery over a 3-day period at each site. Potential clients were identified over several months by community-based health or social workers. The main criteria for preliminary selection in the communities were that the women wanted to bear no more children and that they were currently not pregnant. The sparse distribution of villages demanded that many women walk for several hours or days to visit the camp sites. The profile of women visiting the camps and morbidities of women during the 3 months preceding their interview are presented.
Keywords:
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Rural Population
Morbidity
Women
Family Planning Acceptor Characteristics
Family Planning Programs
Family Planning Centers
Minilaparotomy
Vasectomy
Prevalence
Reproductive Health
Developing Countries
Asia, Southern
Asia
Population Characteristics
Demographic Factors
Population
Diseases
Family Planning Acceptors
Family Planning
Programs
Organization and Administration
Health Facilities
Delivery of Health Care
Health
Female Sterilization
Sterilization, Sexual
Male Sterilization
Measurement
Research Methodology