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Some problems of compulsion in family planning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

P. V. Mehta
Affiliation:
Department of Obstertrics and Gynecology, Family Planning, Maternal and Child Health, Municipal Hospital, Prabhadevi, Bombay and International Institute for Population StudiesGovandi Station Road, Deonar, Bombay
K. B. Pathak
Affiliation:
Department of Obstertrics and Gynecology, Family Planning, Maternal and Child Health, Municipal Hospital, Prabhadevi, Bombay and International Institute for Population StudiesGovandi Station Road, Deonar, Bombay

Summary

The success of a compulsory sterilization programme depends on obtaining a correct history of family size from the couples concerned. Accordingly, we carried out a feasibility study at Prabhadevi Municipal Hospital, Bombay. At registration for confinement the women were required to produce some documentary proof such as a ration card, Employee's State Insurance Scheme card, or a letter from the Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat for women coming from villages, to indicate the number of their living children. The difficulties met by the staff in obtaining the necessary information and the problems of the women in providing documentary evidence are discussed, together with the results of the survey.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © 1977, Cambridge University Press

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References

Department of Family Planning (1976) Monthly Bulletin on Family Planning and MCH Statistics, April 1976. Ministry of Health and Family Planning, New Delhi.Google Scholar
Minister of Health and Family Planning (1976) National Population Policy. Ministry of Health and Family Planning, New Delhi.Google Scholar