is it true ladies?

Pope · Guru

is it true ladies?

YTP · Guru

that was true ages back.....from our grandparents as they could have 11 kids or so but recently research has shown that two are adequate. Pope, you are a man and you see how big families are now so whats your opinion?

Men could have been an influencing factor of the thousand siblings but we have contraceptive methods now so i cant buy what those researchers are realy stating. Sometimes a woman could think a new child would bring back the glory days in the family hence the multitude!!!! Sad huh?!

Pope · Guru

not ages back,this research was done past few years and results came out last week.

Pope · Guru

Pope wrote:

Thursday, 27 April 2006 National Malawi produces more children by George Ntonya, 27 April 2006 - 07:27:36 A demographic and health survey (DHS) has revealed that Malawian women are giving more births than their colleagues in southern African.
According to a report Economic Planning and Development Minister David Faiti launched on Wednesday in Lilongwe, a Malawian woman has six children on average although most respondents in the survey indicated four is the desired number.
The report shows a much lower total fertility rate in South Africa at 2.9 percent, followed by Lesotho and Zimbabwe with 3.5 and 4 percent, respectively. Malawi leads with over 6 percent.
In his presentation after the launch of the report, James Kaphuka from the University of Malawi said although Malawi’s total fertility rate has been declining, the situation is still bad.
He said that 40 percent of the births are either unplanned or unwanted and more than one in three women between the ages of 15–19 are already mothers or pregnant with their first child.
“About 34 percent of the births occur among the teenagers,” he added.
The report indicates that the country’s total fertility rate declined from 6.7 percent, as revealed in a 1992 demographic and health survey, to 6.3 percent eight years later.
In her presentation, deputy director of clinical services responsible for reproductive health in the Ministry of Health Jane Namasasu said although a majority of Malawian women are aware of the different methods of contraception, their knowledge does not translate into usage of the contraceptives.
The report indicates that 33 percent of the women use different methods of family planning with injectables as the most preferred method followed by sterilisation.
The report also indicates that HIV, the virus that causes Aids, is more prevalent among highly educated and economically empowered people, compared to the illiterate and the poor. It puts the national prevalence rate at 12 percent.
The survey was conducted by the National Statistical Office (NSO) with funding from National Aids Commission (Nac), the US Agency for International Development (Usaid), the British Department for International Development (Dfid) and other development partners.
Deric Zanera from NSO said that the survey also focused on domestic violence, fertility and maternal health, child health and HIV. About 13,000 people were interviewed nationally.

-- Edited by Pope at 16:34, 2006-04-27