Open AccessFAMILY PLANNING IN PAKISTAN: A SITE OF CONFRONTATION IN ISLAM
Author(s) -
Muhammad Sadiq,
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Yasir Nawaz Manj,
Naveed Iftikhar,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pakistan journal of social research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2710-3137
pISSN - 2710-3129
DOI - 10.52567/pjsr.v3i3.261
Subject(s) - family planning , prosperity , islam , birth control , population , politics , economic growth , developing country , political science , development economics , sociology , demography , economics , geography , law , archaeology , research methodology
Population explosion is one of the serious social issues that has direct effect on the prosperity of any nation in the world. For maintenance balance between population and resources, various countries, mostly, developed have formulated family planning programs. As Pakistan's population has surpassed 225 million, the country's family planning policy has been unable to substantially boost contraceptive use. This study has tended to focus on service and awareness delivery failures, ‘religious, cultural' hurdles, and variable political backing to analyses the hurdles. The first approach is to raise awareness about the health concerns of multiple pregnancies in a short period. Women who are more aware of the reduced health risks associated with spacing children are more likely to begin utilizing contraception. It is critical to target men as well as women while doing awareness-raising initiatives. Keywords: Birth control, Islam, Discourse site, Protest, Religious leaders, Consciousness