Fertility and Family Planning in Vietnam

This report provides the first reliable statistical data on fertility patterns and the family planning program in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Findings are from the 1988 Demographic and Health Survey of Vietnam and the 1989 census survey. The data show that the total fertility rate has decline...

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Published in:Studies in family planning 1991-09, Vol.22 (5), p.308-317
Main Authors: Allman, James, Nhan, Vu Qui, Thang, Nguyen Minh, San, Pham Bich, Man, Vu Duy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Birth control
Censuses
Children
Contraception
Contraception - methods
Contraception - statistics & numerical data
Contraception - trends
Contraceptives
Demography
Family Characteristics
Family Planning
Family planning services
Family Planning Services - methods
Family Planning Services - statistics & numerical data
Family Planning Services - trends
Female
Fertility
Fertility Decline
Health Policy
Humans
Infant Mortality
Infant, Newborn
Intrauterine devices
Marriage
Middle Aged
National Health Programs
Population
Population growth
Population policy
Vietnam
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Summary:This report provides the first reliable statistical data on fertility patterns and the family planning program in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Findings are from the 1988 Demographic and Health Survey of Vietnam and the 1989 census survey. The data show that the total fertility rate has declined from over 6 children per woman in the early 1970s to under 4 in the later 1980s. Contraceptive prevalence for modern methods is estimated at 37 percent among married women of reproductive age in 1988. The average duration of breastfeeding is over 14 months; marriage is relatively late. The IUD is the most common contraceptive method and abortion is widespread. The major factors likely to influence fertility and family planning in the future are the government's population policy, improved access to modern methods of contraception, and the institution of new economic policies that are currently under way in Vietnam.
ISSN:0039-3665
1728-4465
DOI:10.2307/1966685