title: Family planning:  the unfinished revolution.
abstract: This is a general overview of family planning programs in developing countries, with a focus on east and southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.  The author concludes that "by the year 2000, the number of contraceptive users in developing countries will have to be 40 percent higher if fertility declines are to match projections."  Suggestions for program improvement are included.
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D001208:Asia; D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D001723:Birth Rate; D003267:Contraception; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D005298:Fertility; D005544:Forecasting; D006285:Health Planning; D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D013223:Statistics as Topic
keywords: Acceptors; Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Asia; Contraception; Contraceptive Prevalence; Contraceptive Usage; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Eastern Asia; Estimation Technics; Family Planning; Family Planning Programs; Fertility; Fertility Decline; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Projection; Recommendations; Research Methodology; Southeastern Asia