Africa: The New Family Planning Frontier

Sub-Saharan Africa will be the family planning frontier of the twenty-first century. Fertility levels and population growth rates are still high, and family planning programs suited to the region are still being developed. Nevertheless, by the end of the twentieth century, fertility transition was u...

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Published in:Studies in family planning 2002-03, Vol.33 (1), p.76-86
Main Authors: Caldwell, John C., Caldwell, Pat
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Africa South of the Sahara - epidemiology
Birth Control
Contraception
Contraception Behavior
Demographic Transition Theory
Developing countries
Family Planning
Family Planning Policy - trends
Family planning services
Family Planning Services - trends
Female
Fertility
Fertility, Human
Health aspects
Health Transition
Human fertility
Humans
Injectable contraceptives
International cooperation
LDCs
Leadership
Male
Oral contraceptives
Political aspects
Politics
Population dynamics
Population Growth
Regional Perspectives
Sub Saharan Africa
SubSaharan Africa
Twenty First Century
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Summary:Sub-Saharan Africa will be the family planning frontier of the twenty-first century. Fertility levels and population growth rates are still high, and family planning programs suited to the region are still being developed. Nevertheless, by the end of the twentieth century, fertility transition was under way in Southern Africa and few countries elsewhere. Successful regional family planning in the twenty-first century will depend upon stronger political leadership, the development of family planning programs that meet the needs of all segments of society and not only currently married women, assistance to the market, and a recognition of the central importance of hormonal methods, especially injectables. Problems include stagnation in economic growth and in child mortality decline, as well as the persistence of the AIDS epidemic.
ISSN:0039-3665
1728-4465
DOI:10.1111/j.1728-4465.2002.00076.x