Article Sidebar

Download
PDF
Statistic
Read Counter : 109 Download : 97

Main Article Content

Abstract

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the impact of family planning (FP) on population growth and social welfare, examining FP's multifaceted role as both a demographic intervention and a strategic tool for sustainable development.


Research Method: Adopting a qualitative Systematic Literature Review (SLR) approach, this research synthesizes findings from diverse empirical studies published after 2018, focusing on FP's demographic, health, economic, and sociocultural outcomes. The review framework was structured to ensure analytical rigor and thematic coherence across selected studies.


Results and Discussion: The study finds that FP significantly reduces fertility rates, improves maternal and child health, strengthens household economic stability, and promotes women's empowerment. The effectiveness of family planning (FP) programs varies across regions and is primarily influenced by sociocultural contexts, institutional capacity, and the quality of service delivery. The Demographic Transition Theory supports the role of family planning (FP) in facilitating population stabilization. The discussion highlights the importance of culturally responsive communication strategies and integrated policy frameworks in improving family planning outcomes.


Implications: Practical implications include integrating family planning (FP) into education, gender equity, and public health agendas, while strengthening community engagement and equitable access to services.

Keywords

family planning population growth social welfare reproductive health

Article Details

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

How to Cite
Hafid, R. N. H. (2025). Family Planning, Population Growth and Social Welfare: A Qualitative Study. Advances in Healthcare Research, 3(2), 119–131. https://doi.org/10.60079/ahr.v3i2.489
Download Citation
Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS)
BibTeX

References

  1. Ahmed, N. (2024). “Planetary phase shift” as a new systems framework to navigate the evolutionary transformation of human civilisation. Foresight, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print). https://doi.org/10.1108/FS-02-2024-0025
  2. Asmidar, C., Masni, M., Stang, S., Salmah, U., Bustan, N., & Wahiduddin, W. (2022). Influence of family planning program implementation on the level of family welfare in Wundulako District Kolaka. International Journal of Health Sciences, I, 8268–8282. https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6ns1.6848
  3. Astuti, D. A., Hasibuan, K., Realita, F., & Hisan, U. K. (2024). Models and policies for family development, population control, and family planning: a scoping review. International Journal of Public Health, 13(2), 755–765. https://doi.org/10.11591/ijphs.v13i2.22960
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik. (2022). Total fertility rate menurut provinsi, 2022. https://www.bps.go.id
  5. Bongaarts, J., & Hardee, K. (2017). The Role of Public-Sector Family Planning Programs in Meeting the Demand for Contraception in Sub-Saharan Africa. International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 43(2), 41–50. https://doi.org/10.1363/43e3917
  6. Chakraborty, N. M., Chang, K., Bellows, B., Grépin, K. A., Hameed, W., Kalamar, A., Gul, X., Atuyambe, L., & Montagu, D. (2019). Association between the quality of contraceptive counseling and method continuation: findings from a prospective cohort study in social franchise clinics in Pakistan and Uganda. Global Health: Science and Practice, 7(1), 87–102. https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00407
  7. Chukwudi, O. N. (2024). Nigerian Family Planning: Taking Socioeconomic and Sociocultural Aspects into Account for Sustainable Development. IAA Journal of Communication, 10(1), 14–15. https://doi.org/10.59298/iaajc/2024/101.1415.10000
  8. Cleland, J., & Machiyama, K. (2015). Unmet need for family planning: past achievements and remaining challenges. Seminars in Reproductive Medicine, 33(01), 11–16. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1395273
  9. Coulson, J., Sharma, V., & Wen, H. (2023). Understanding the global dynamics of continuing unmet need for family planning and unintended pregnancy. China Population and Development Studies, 7(1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42379-023-00130-7
  10. der Hatcher, V., Williams, M., Dorin, P., & Switzer, K. (2023). Catalyzing Sustainable Development: Assessing the Impact of Family Plan-ning Programs on Population Control, Reproductive Health, and Gender Empowerment. Law and Economics, 17(2), 111–130. https://doi.org/10.35335/laweco.v17i2.4
  11. Gietel-Basten, S. (2020). The “Population Problem” in Pacific Asia. Social Forces, 98(4), 1–3. https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/soaa006
  12. Götmark, F., & Andersson, M. (2023). Achieving sustainable population: Fertility decline in many developing countries follows modern contraception, not economic growth. Sustainable Development, 31(3), 1606–1617. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.2470
  13. Hall, Y. N. (2018). Social Determinants of Health: Addressing Unmet Needs in Nephrology. American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 72(4), 582–591. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1053/j.ajkd.2017.12.016
  14. Hassan, R., Bhatia, A., Zinke-Allmang, A., Shipow, A., Ogolla, C., Gorur, K., & Cislaghi, B. (2022). Navigating family planning access during Covid-19: A qualitative study of young women’s access to information, support and health services in peri-urban Nairobi. SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, 2, 100031. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2021.100031
  15. Karp, C., Wood, S. N., Guiella, G., Gichangi, P., Bell, S. O., Anglewicz, P., Larson, E., Zimmerman, L., & Moreau, C. (2021). Contraceptive dynamics during COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa: longitudinal evidence from Burkina Faso and Kenya. BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health, 47(4), 252–260. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsrh-2020-200944
  16. Lindberg, L. D., VandeVusse, A., Mueller, J., & Kirstein, M. (2020). Early impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from the 2020 Guttmacher survey of reproductive health experiences. https://www.guttmacher.org/report/early-impacts-covid-19-pandemic-findings-2020-guttmacher-
  17. Lutz, W., & Skirbekk, V. (2013). How education drives demography and knowledge informs projections.
  18. MacQuarrie, K. L. D., Edmeades, J., Steinhaus, M., & Head, S. K. (2019). Men and Contraception: Trends in Attitudes and Use. DHS Analytical Studies No. 49. Rockville, Maryland, USA: ICF; 2015.
  19. Nurjanah, S., Adriana, N. P., Pratiwi, E. N., & Apriani, A. (2022). The Effect of Counseling on Family Planning Acceptors in Decision Making on Contraceptive Devices during the Postpartum Period. Formosa Journal of Science and Technology, 1(5), 593–602. https://doi.org/10.55927/fjst.v1i5.1277
  20. Riley, T., Sully, E., Ahmed, Z., & Biddlecom, A. (2020). Estimates of the Potential Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Sexual and Reproductive Health In Low- and Middle-Income Countries. International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 46, 73–76. https://doi.org/10.1363/46e9020
  21. Shah, N., Jehajo, N., & Hussain, H. M. (2025). Family Planning Effects On Maternal And Child Health In Pakistan-A Narrative Review. Insights-Journal of Health and Rehabilitation, 3(3 (Health & Rehab)), 34–40. https://doi.org/10.71000/jcz83r08
  22. Shalizi, Z. (2003). Sustainable development in a dynamic world: transforming institutions, growth, and quality of life (Vol. 25). World Bank Publications.
  23. Singh, S., Darroch, J. E., & Ashford, L. S. (2014). Adding it up: the costs and benefits of investing in sexual and reproductive health 2014.
  24. Sobotka, T., & Berghammer, C. (2021). Demography of family change in Europe. In Research Handbook on the Sociology of the Family (pp. 162–186). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788975544.00019
  25. Sobotka, T., Lutz, W., & Filipov, D. (2005). “ Missing Births”: Decomposing the Declining Number of Births in Europe Into Tempo, Quantum and Age Structure Effects. Citeseer.
  26. Sully, E. A., Biddlecom, A., Darroch, J. E., Riley, T., Ashford, L. S., Lince-Deroche, N., Firestein, L., & Murro, R. (2020). Adding it up: investing in sexual and reproductive health 2019.
  27. Sumual, R., Poli, A., Basir, H., & Pabisa, D. (2024). THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAM IN CONTROLLING THE POPULATION GROWTH RATE IN NORTH MINAHASA REGENCY, NORTH SULAWESI PROVINCE. Jurnal Registratie, 6(2), 140–154. https://doi.org/10.33701/jurnalregistratie.v6i2.4943
  28. The World Bank. (2023). World population data. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL
  29. Titiyos, A., Mehretie, Y., Alemayehu, Y. K., Ejigu, Y., Yitbarek, K., Abraham, Z., O’Connell, K. A., & Kassaw, J. (2023). Family planning integration in Ethiopia’s primary health care system: a qualitative study on opportunities, challenges and best practices. Reproductive Health, 20(1), 176. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-023-01709-6
  30. Utomo, B., Rahayu, S., Liyanto, E., Romadlona, N. A., Nuryana, D., Aryanty, R. I., Hidayat, M., Sariastuti, A., Gayatri, M., & Magnani, R. (2025). The Indonesian national family planning program: progress and remaining challenges in implementing a rights-based approach. International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, 18(1), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHRH-06-2023-0049
  31. Van Bavel, J., & Reher, D. S. (2013). The baby boom and its causes: What we know and what we need to know. Population and Development Review, 39(2), 257–288. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1728-4457.2013.00591.x
  32. World Health Organization. (2020). Family planning and contraception: Evidence brief. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/family-planning-contraception
  33. Wulifan, J. K., Brenner, S., Jahn, A., & De Allegri, M. (2016). A scoping review on determinants of unmet need for family planning among women of reproductive age in low and middle income countries. BMC Women’s Health, 16(1), 2. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-015-0281-3
  34. Zhang, G., & Zhao, Z. (2006). Reexamining China’s fertility puzzle: Data collection and quality over the last two decades. Population and Development Review, 32(2), 293–321. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1728-4457.2006.00119.x