Tiêu đề Rep Health full notes.pdf ✅

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH -PART 1 For watchig video,use the link below https://youtu.be/oruLV3n8ry8 • Reproductive health refers to healthy reproductive organs with normal functions. • According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) reproductive health means a total well – being in all aspects of reproduction, i.e., physical, emotional, behavioural and Social. Reproductive Health- Problems and Strategies • India initiated ‘ Family Planning’ programmes in 1951. • Reproductive and Child Health Care (RCH) programmes ’ Creates awareness among people about various reproduction related aspects. • Introduction of sex education in schools to provide right information to the young so as to discourage children from believing in myths and having misconceptions about sex-related aspects. • Provide proper information about reproductive organs, adolescence and related changes. • Provide proper advice about the importance of safe and hygienic sexual practices. • Provide the consequences about the sex related diseases(STD), AIDS etc. • Educate the marriageable age group about the birth control measures, care of pregnant mothers, post-natal care of the mother and child, 1 Strategies for Reproductive Health
significance of breast feeding, equal opportunities for the male and female child, etc. • Awareness about the uncontrolled population growth, sex abuse, and sex related crimes, etc. • Provide medical assistance about the various problems such as abortion, contraception, menstrual problems, infertility, etc. • Provide information about the misuse of amniocentesis, consequences of female foeticides etc Aminocentesis • In aminocentesis some of the amniotic fluid of the developing foetus is taken to analyse the fetal cells and dissolved substances. • This procedure is used to test for the presence of certain genetic disorders such as, down syndrome, haemoplilia, sickle-cell anemia, etc., determine the survivability of the foetus. • This test is misused for sex determination and female foeticide. ‘Saheli’ • This is a new oral contraceptive for the females – developed by scientists at Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) in Lucknow, India. • Increased health facilities along with better living conditions had an explosive impact on the growth of population. 2 Population Stabilisation and Birth Control
World Population • The world population which was around 2 billion (2000 million) in 1900 increased to about 6 billion by 2000 and 7.2 billion in 2011. Indian Population • Indian population was approximately 350 million at the time of our independence reached close to the billion mark by 2000 and Crossed 1.2 billion in May 2011. Reasons and impacts of increase in Population growth rate • A rapid decline in death rate, • maternal mortality rate (MMR) and • infant mortality rate (IMR) as well as • an increase in number of people in reproducible age are probable reasons for increase in population growth rate. • According to the 2011 census report, the population growth rate was less than 2 per cent, i.e., 20/1000/year, a rate at which our population could increase rapidly. • Such an alarming growth rate could lead to an absolute scarcity of even the basic requirements, i.e., food, shelter and clothing etc. Steps to overcome Population Growth Rate • The most important step to overcome this problem is to motivate smaller families by using various contraceptive methods. • Giving advertisements in the media as well as posters/bills, etc., showing a happy couple with two children with a slogan Hum Do Hamare Do (we two, our two). 3
• Many couples, mostly the young, urban, working ones have even adopted an ‘one child norm’. • Statutory raising of marriageable age of the female to 18 years and that of males to 21 years. • Incentives given to couples with small families. 4