Family Planning Methods & Effectiveness PDF

**[L10: Family planning (methods and effectiveness)]** - Family planning is the conscious effort of couples to regulate the number and spacing of birth through artificial and natural methods of contraception - To avoid, terminate or induce pregnancy - Natural fertility: no parity-sp...

**[L10: Family planning (methods and effectiveness)]** - Family planning is the conscious effort of couples to regulate the number and spacing of birth through artificial and natural methods of contraception - To avoid, terminate or induce pregnancy - Natural fertility: no parity-specific changes in reproductive behaviour - Right to family planning entails: - Access to a range of FP goods for men and women - Access to sexual and reproductive health-related information - Freedom discrimination, coercion or violence - Female-controlled methods: - Tubal ligation - IUDs - Hormonal methods (pills, injectables, implants, skin patches, vaginal rings) - Emergency contraception - Barrier methods - Female condom - Induced abortion - Male-controlled methods: - Male condom - Male pill - Vasectomy - Traditional method: - Lactational Amenorrhea Method - Abstinence - Rhythm -- periodic abstinence - Withdrawal - Why are some methods ineffective: - Users do not understand how to use the method - Discontinuation - Supply chain issues - Affordability - Covert use - Benefits of family planning: - Improved health - Economic development - Women's empowerment - Mitigate the risk that unwanted pregnancies cause for young girls and older women - A wanted pregnancy -- more likely to access antenatal care - Decrease in unsafe abortion - Better child health vaccination and healthcare - Births spaced 24-months apart = healthier newborns - Measuring family planning: - Percent of women aged 15-49 using a method of contraception - Percent of all women, currently married women, sexually unmarried women - Can include all methods, modern methods only or traditional methods only - Method mix - Different methods have different levels of effectiveness in preventing pregnancy - The impact of CPR (contraceptive prevalence rate) on TFR will be affected by the method mix - The more varied the method mix, the higher quality the service provision - People need to choose methods that suit them based on the characteristics of the method not on availability or preference of the provider