Course:Course:Population Studies Population Studies

(SW. 741)(SW. 741)

Understanding Importance of Understanding Importance of Family PlanningFamily Planning

Presented By: Nisar Ahmed Student of Presented By: Nisar Ahmed Student of M. Phil in Social Work University of M. Phil in Social Work University of

Karachi Karachi Dated: 9/11/2014 Dated: 9/11/2014

Definition of Family Definition of Family Planning Planning

The term "family planning" is often used The term "family planning" is often used as a synonym for "birth control." Family as a synonym for "birth control." Family planning, however, does not only involveplanning, however, does not only involve

contraception.contraception.

ObjectivesObjectives

� To have a positive impact on To have a positive impact on reproductive & overall health; andreproductive & overall health; and

� Appreciate the importance of Appreciate the importance of responsible parenthood in planning a responsible parenthood in planning a family.family.

� To incérasse client satisfaction and To incérasse client satisfaction and client use of services;client use of services;

� To incérasse efficiency and savings.To incérasse efficiency and savings.

Advantages of Family Advantages of Family PlanningPlanning

� Benefits of family planning:Benefits of family planning:� Empowering PeopleEmpowering People

& Enhancing Education& Enhancing Education� Slowing Population GrowthSlowing Population Growth� Human RightsHuman Rights� Child SurvivalChild Survival� Health BenefitsHealth Benefits� Helping to PreventHelping to Prevent

HIV/AIDSHIV/AIDS

Maternal and Child HealthMaternal and Child Health

� Maternal HealthMaternal Health

Family WelfareFamily Welfare� Health Services Centers Health Services Centers � Reproductive Reproductive � Mobile Service UnitsMobile Service Units� Hakeem and HomoeopathsHakeem and Homoeopaths

Economic Security of Economic Security of the Familythe Family

� ““Economic security” means having Economic security” means having enough income to meet basic needs enough income to meet basic needs and enough reserves to be protected and enough reserves to be protected against unexpected financial crises. In against unexpected financial crises. In developing countries, one in four developing countries, one in four children lives in extreme poverty.children lives in extreme poverty.

Community & National Community & National Welfare Welfare

It is important to note that family It is important to note that family planning is typically part of a broader planning is typically part of a broader community health intervention. This community health intervention. This course focuses on the community course focuses on the community based family planning aspect of a based family planning aspect of a broader communitybroader community

health intervention. health intervention. � Scope of Work Scope of Work

for LHWsfor LHWs

The Social Context in PakistanThe Social Context in Pakistan� Examining differences in fertility-related Examining differences in fertility-related

attitudes of both women and men is attitudes of both women and men is pertinent to demographic concerns in pertinent to demographic concerns in Pakistan where family systems are Pakistan where family systems are patriarchal and matrilineal with strong patriarchal and matrilineal with strong gender biases.gender biases.

Old &New Media Old &New Media � Mass MediaMass Media� Radio Tape Recorder Radio Tape Recorder � Telecommunication Telecommunication � Social MediaSocial Media

Who Provides Family Who Provides Family Planning?Planning?

� It is important that family planning is It is important that family planning is widely available and easily accessible widely available and easily accessible through midwives and other trained through midwives and other trained health workers and community health health workers and community health workers. workers.

Conclusion Conclusion

� In conclusion, we must bear in mind that the In conclusion, we must bear in mind that the two most important reasons that we must two most important reasons that we must communicate the importance of family communicate the importance of family planning is because we need to inform people planning is because we need to inform people of the existence of family planning methods of the existence of family planning methods and services. and services.

� High rate of population growth in Pakistan High rate of population growth in Pakistan means poverty, illiteracy, and low living means poverty, illiteracy, and low living standard, absence of prosperity and vicious standard, absence of prosperity and vicious circle of poverty.circle of poverty.

The EndThe End