Discusses issues related to population growth in Asia, considering various programs and their successes. Indicates that China has had the greatest recent success in reducing population growth (with its one-child family policy). (JN)

Discusses the moral, ethical, and religious considerations of government intervention in family planning in developing countries. Also discusses the role of home economics on the issue. (JOW)

Factor analysis of questionnaire responses from 313 college students revealed that concern about overpopulation was a highly significant predictor of the number of children the respondents wanted. While the average number of children desired was 3.02, the majority of respondents accepted abortion and approximately one-third accepted sterilization…

Lists three types of social influence organizations'' and three target groups'' in the population, and suggests objectives, techniques, and content of population education programs. (SP)

Describes weaknesses of current incentives for lowering fertility and proposes a model with multiple incentives to individuals, groups, and entire communities. (AL)

The problem of counseling is dealt with mainly in the context of severe hearing impairment, since moderate forms are often due to illness or other nongenetic factors and do not constitute a grave handicap. (DLS)

A survey of 530 South Carolina college and university students' sexual behavior patterns and contraceptive use indicates the need for comprehensive family planning programs focusing on preventing conception rather than preventing intercourse. (JMF)

This correlational study of two groups of married women focuses on the relationships between childbearing intentions and measures of three antecedents of these intentions: perceived consequences of having children, social norms, and sex role ideal. (CM)

Analyzed data from three national surveys of teenage sexual behavior. Defines sexually active teenager by frequency of sexual intercourse rather than one who has had intercourse. Found adolescents to be substantially less sexually active than has been previously reported. Uses finding to examine various policy decisions in areas of sex education,…

Administered Sexual Meaning Survey to 526 couples. Findings supported hypothesis that engaged couples would be less discrepant in sexual meanings than randomly paired men and women. Regression analyses provided evidence that level of education, church attendance, discrepancy in religious affiliation, cohabitation status, and agreement on family…

Discusses a computer-based contraceptive decision aid used with adolescent female family planning clinic patients (N=949). Results show improved short-term knowledge of and confidence in oral contraceptive (OC) efficacy. Higher OC knowledge after one year and fewer pregnancies were seen in one group. Findings suggest the usefulness of informatics…

The purpose of this study was to examine the occurrence of depression among adolescents attending family planning clinics, and to determine the relationship among depression, a history of sexual abuse, and other risk behaviors. The sample consisted of 279 minority females. Results of the study indicated that 40 adolescents (14.3%) scored at or…

Objective: While research has supported associations between experiencing abuse and engaging in risky sexual behaviors during adolescence, research regarding these associations among adult women is much more equivocal. In addition, few studies have attempted to identify potential pathways from abuse experiences to sexual risk behaviors. The…

The California Office of Family Planning (OFP), a branch of the Family Health Division, Department of Health Services, was established in 1973 to provide assistance and services relating to the planning of families. In July 1989, state appropriations for OFP were cut by two-thirds, leaving $12 million to support the provision of family planning…