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An experimental maternal/child health and family planning program has been in existence in Matlab, Bangladesh, for almost ten years. During this time the project has achieved remarkable success in the area of family planning. Based upon the analysis of a 1984 survey, this study examines the underlying pattern of the high level of contraceptive use as evident in the Matlab treatment area, and contrasts it with the regular government service program in the neighboring comparison area. Important differences between the two areas are observed, with the treatment area characterized by substantially higher levels of current contraceptive use, much greater reliance upon temporary methods for birth spacing and, among acceptors of sterilization, much more prior experimentation with other methods. In the comparison area lower rates of contraceptive use are observed, with heavy reliance upon tubectomy for limiting family size. The findings suggest that an intensive and innovative family planning program in rural Bangladesh can achieve success not only in terms of contraceptive prevalence, but can also attract users interested in child spacing and others wanting to limit their family size,
Source: DEC abstract, PN-ABB-739 (1987). The source's own text.
Operated in: Bangladesh, India.
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| Name | Role | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) | implementer | 1984 to 1988 | Stated in a document | 19 sources |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| DPE-5928-A-6002 (cooperative agreement, fiscal year not recorded) | 1984 to 1988 | Stated in a document | 19 sources |
| 1984 to 1988 |
| Stated in a document |
| 19 sources |
| India | 1986 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|
| USAID. Bur. for Science and Technology. Ofc. of Health | 1984 to 1988 | Stated in a document | 18 sources |
| USAID. Mission to Bangladesh | 1984 to 1988 | Stated in a document | 18 sources |
| USAID. Bur. for Science and Technology. Ofc. of Health | 1988 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1984 to 1988 | Stated in a document | 18 sources |
Sector profile (computed): Family planning and reproductive health 33%; Health systems, policy and finance (general health) 26%; Maternal and child health 14%
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