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Measuring components of family planning program effort.

B Entwisle1

  • 1Department of Sociology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27516-3997.

Demography
|February 1, 1989
PubMed
Summary

This study re-evaluates family planning program effort measures using 1982 data from 100 developing countries. Findings suggest an expanded eight-component model offers a more comprehensive understanding than the original four components.

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Area of Science:

  • Demography
  • Public Health
  • Social Sciences

Background:

  • The Lapham and Mauldin measures are foundational in family planning program analysis.
  • Despite their importance, a detailed understanding of these measures is lacking.
  • Existing measures may not fully capture the complexity of family planning program effort.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the measurement of family planning program effort.
  • To test hypotheses implicit in the Mauldin and Lapham work using 1982 data.
  • To propose an alternative conceptualization of family planning program effort.

Main Methods:

  • Confirmatory factor analysis was employed.
  • Data from 100 developing countries circa 1982 were utilized.
  • Hypotheses regarding the structure of family planning program effort were tested.

Main Results:

  • The data did not fully support the original four-component hypotheses.
  • An alternative conceptualization with eight components is proposed.
  • Empirical indicators for the expanded set of components were assessed.

Conclusions:

  • The traditional four-component model of family planning program effort may be insufficient.
  • An eight-component model provides a more nuanced framework for analysis.
  • Further research should explore the validity and application of the expanded model.

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