Family planning sets new target<\/p>\n
BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: The National Family Planning
\nBoard plans to reach a target of 106,900 new families for the
\nfiscal year 1997 to 1998, a local official said yesterday.<\/p>\n
Spokesman for the board's provincial office Zuhar was quoted
\nby Antara as saying the target was based on last year's success
\nand increased awareness among fertile couples about family
\nplanning.<\/p>\n
He said the board's office plans to promote the use of long-
\nterm contraception methods to 54,663 couples and the use of
\nshort-term contraception methods to 362,737 couples from a total
\nof 417,400 couples.<\/p>\n
Zuhar said he would like more couples in the province to use
\nlong-term contraception methods including the IUD, implants and
\npermanent methods such as vasectomy as they are considered safe.<\/p>\n
A total 106,340 couples joined the program in fiscal year
\n1996\/1997 at a rate of 100.72 percent, he said.<\/p>\n
Zuhar said 94,000 of them used birth control pills, condoms
\nand injections while the remainder used long-term contraception
\nmethods.<\/p>\n
Active participants of family planning numbered 403,489
\ncouples, or 76.67 percent of the projected total of 526,288
\ncouples, he said.<\/p>\n
Zuhar said there are 19,967 IUD users, 8,167 permanent
\ncontraception users, 20,408 implant users, 65,743 users of
\ninjections, 296,455 birth control pill users and 3,572 condom
\nusers. (01)<\/p>",
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