Information campaign planned for Kyrgyzstan.

Publisher: The Association Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9114467 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print NLM ISO Abbreviation: AVSC News

Original Publication: New York, N.Y. : The Association, 1986-

Contraception Behavior* ; Health Services Needs and Demand* ; Information Services* ; Organizations* ; Reproductive Medicine* ; Sex Education*; Asia ; Asia, Western ; Contraception ; Developed Countries ; Economics ; Education ; Family Planning Services ; Health ; Health Planning ; Kyrgyzstan ; Organization and Administration

Indexing Agency: PIP Local ID #: 138670. Indexing Agency: POP Local ID #: 00282091.
Keywords: Asia; Contraception; Contraceptive Usage*; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Education; Family Planning; Family Planning Education*; Health; Iec*; Information*; Kyrgyzstan; Needs*; New Independent States; Nongovernmental Organizations*; Organization And Administration; Organizations; Program Activities; Programs; Reproductive Health*; Western Asia
Note: TJ: AVSC NEWS
Local Abstract: [PIP] It is tradition in Kyrgyzstan to have large families. Siblings, however, are born soon after each other, causing serious health problems and sometimes death for the mothers and newborn infants. After the country gained independence in 1991, the government introduced a program to reduce maternal and infant mortality by increasing the use of family planning. The program has already met with some success; between 1991 and 1996, the level of contraceptive use among reproductive-age women increased from almost 22% to almost 33%. However, while the level of family planning practice has increased, the range of methods used remains limited to IUD and abortion. Other methods constitute only a small percentage of contraceptives used, and use of modern methods such as oral contraceptive pills is concentrated in the capital city of Bishkek. This continued dependence upon IUD and abortion has been attributed to a lack of information among both service providers and the public about the range of methods available. AVSC is involved in several efforts to increase the level of related awareness. There is also an urgent need in the country for family planning education materials. With funding from the UN Population Fund, AVSC is working with the Kyrgyzstan Ministry of Health and the Republican Health Education Center on an IEC campaign, to be launched in fall 1998, with the aim of teaching the public about contraception to increase birth spacing and prevent unintended pregnancies.

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