The conclusion of a US Agency for International Development funded study on Population and Health issues presented a bleak picture recently. The survey exposed a substantial gap between family health knowledge, contraceptive knowledge, and the use of solutions in the local population.
*The Facts -
96% married women know about modern methods.
Only 22% use them.
1 in 4 married women has a need for family planning, but does not know how to go about fulfilling that need.
More than one-third deaths of women aged 25 to 29 years are owing to maternal causes.
35% women receive no pre-natal care during their pregnancies.
Only 44% married women have heard of AIDS. However, they have NO actual knowledge of the causes and precautions of HIV or AIDS.
20% know that using a condom can prevent AIDS but less than half will benefit from this knowledge.
One-third births take place within 24 months of a previous birth.
47% children aged between 12 to 23 months receive all recommended vaccines.
Over 9 of every 100 children die before they celebrate their 5th birthday.
* 95, 000 families across Pakistan were individually contacted in this survey.
Sadly, it doesn't seem like we are going to have the progressive and promising future that we were aiming for.
*The Facts -
96% married women know about modern methods.
Only 22% use them.
1 in 4 married women has a need for family planning, but does not know how to go about fulfilling that need.
More than one-third deaths of women aged 25 to 29 years are owing to maternal causes.
35% women receive no pre-natal care during their pregnancies.
Only 44% married women have heard of AIDS. However, they have NO actual knowledge of the causes and precautions of HIV or AIDS.
20% know that using a condom can prevent AIDS but less than half will benefit from this knowledge.
One-third births take place within 24 months of a previous birth.
47% children aged between 12 to 23 months receive all recommended vaccines.
Over 9 of every 100 children die before they celebrate their 5th birthday.
* 95, 000 families across Pakistan were individually contacted in this survey.
Sadly, it doesn't seem like we are going to have the progressive and promising future that we were aiming for.
3 comments:
Was gonna write lots, but have no idea where to start from. Miss u. Keep blogging.
hey, thanks for the comments, I intend to keep blogging! Must also say, one should never leave a "miss u" without an identity!
-JB
You're absolutely right. So from now on I shall assume the identity of 'AG'. Awaiting ur next blog. TC.
- AG
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