Birth order distribution as a family planning program evaluation indicator
Prasartkul, P.; Porapakkham, Y.; Sittitrai, W.
Warasan Prachakon Lae Sangkhom 1(1): 11-28
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0857-717X PMID: 12281819 Document Number: 359503
This research aims at deriving a simple indicator for measuring fertility and family planning program output at various administrative levels of the country. The proportion of 1st and 2nd births to total registered births (FSB) is proposed as an ideal measure of family planning performance at the provincial and regional level. The FSB indicator is simple to understand and analyze and it can be obtained in the existing registration system of Thailand. This indicator is highly correlated with the contraceptive prevalence rate, the crude birth rate and the total fertility rate. Based one the findings of this study, it is assured that the FSB is a practical indicator of the family planning program performance at any level of administrative unit in Thailand. It is recommended that the service statistics reporting system should begin including the FSB tabulations for regions, provinces, and districts immediately.