Family Planning users poll: Grenada

ABSTRACT

Explains the methodology and results of a survey among women aged 15-44 in Grenada, to determine existing levels and patterns of contraceptive use. The parishes of St. John and St. Mark were excluded from the analysis after difficulties were experienced in obtaining correct information from these areas. A total of four hundred and ninety-nine households were contacted in twenty-eight enumeration districts in the four remaining parishes polled. The poll examined a number of areas including family size, child planning, contraceptive use and birth control methods. Findings show that a large number of women in Grenada still need to be educated on birth spacing and reduction in the rate of pregnancy, contraceptive use is much higher than it was in 1985. Notes that there is a continuing need for adolescent programmes in birth control measures and that family planning service providers need to increase their public education programme, especially for teenages and non-contraceptors