Studies of reproductive health service utilization in developing countries have traditionally focused on individual-level determinants. In Viet Nam evidence of the associations between service environment and utilization is almost non-existent. This study examines the relationships between antenatal care (ANC) service availability in public and private sectors in rural areas and ANC-seeking behaviours. Data come from the Viet Nam 2002 Demographic and Health Survey which collected information on individual health behaviours community characteristics and service availability. Just over half of recently pregnant women in rural Viet Nam received ANC during the first three months of their pregnancies; a similar proportion received three or more such visits. Three in five rural women did not obtain appropriate ANC which means receiving ANC both within the first trimester and three or more of such visits. Service availability in the public sector was related to rural women receiving at least three such visits but not to initiating ANC within the first trimester. ANC service availability in the private sector was not significantly related to utilization. Household wealth and women’s education were associated with increased probability of receiving appropriate ANC. The findings indicate the importance of service availability in the public sector. They also suggest that any interventions aimed at improving access to ANC services should include efforts to target rural women of lower wealth status and educational achievements.
{"title":"Antenatal care service availability and utilization in rural viet nam","authors":"M. Do","doi":"10.18356/E0802306-EN","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18356/E0802306-EN","url":null,"abstract":"Studies of reproductive health service utilization in developing countries have traditionally focused on individual-level determinants. In Viet Nam evidence of the associations between service environment and utilization is almost non-existent. This study examines the relationships between antenatal care (ANC) service availability in public and private sectors in rural areas and ANC-seeking behaviours. Data come from the Viet Nam 2002 Demographic and Health Survey which collected information on individual health behaviours community characteristics and service availability. Just over half of recently pregnant women in rural Viet Nam received ANC during the first three months of their pregnancies; a similar proportion received three or more such visits. Three in five rural women did not obtain appropriate ANC which means receiving ANC both within the first trimester and three or more of such visits. Service availability in the public sector was related to rural women receiving at least three such visits but not to initiating ANC within the first trimester. ANC service availability in the private sector was not significantly related to utilization. Household wealth and women’s education were associated with increased probability of receiving appropriate ANC. The findings indicate the importance of service availability in the public sector. They also suggest that any interventions aimed at improving access to ANC services should include efforts to target rural women of lower wealth status and educational achievements.","PeriodicalId":72317,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific population journal","volume":"23 1","pages":"29-54"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67763647","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The Asian and Pacific region has made significant progress in expanding access to sexual and reproductive health with more effective collaboration between Governments international agencies and civil society organizations. Most countries have in place policies and strategies for reproductive and sexual health information and services but their translation into programmes remains a challenge especially in reaching out to the poor and marginalized. Assessing the progress of the region as a whole and within countries is difficult owing to their huge diversity and disparity the complexities of the broad sexual and reproductive health agenda and difficulties in obtaining a reliable set of quantifiable indicators. Challenges faced during this period with competing funding for HIV and AIDS opposing voices of conservative and religious forces and the reinstating of the Mexico City Policy (through rescinded by President Obama in January 2009) have affected resources critical to achieving the International Conference on Population and Development goals. However with the additional target under Millennium Development Goal 5 to provide universal access to reproductive and sexual health there is renewed hope to move ahead to achieve both sets of goals. This paper traces the various components of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) emphasizing the areas where progress has been made as in contraceptive prevalence and usage of modern contraception methods and addresses some of the challenges faced. The paper also calls for countries to take affirmative action to address issues which are contentious and/or neglected but that are important public health concerns. Strengthening of health infrastructure and ensuring that health-care systems are fully functioning are vital for effective implementation of comprehensive quality SRH services. Finally it is the political will and allocation of adequate national resources that will make a difference to saving womens lives and improving their sexual and reproductive health.
{"title":"Reproductive health, including adolescent reproductive health: progress and challenges in Asia-Pacific.","authors":"R. Karim","doi":"10.18356/A0F5C70E-EN","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18356/A0F5C70E-EN","url":null,"abstract":"The Asian and Pacific region has made significant progress in expanding access to sexual and reproductive health with more effective collaboration between Governments international agencies and civil society organizations. Most countries have in place policies and strategies for reproductive and sexual health information and services but their translation into programmes remains a challenge especially in reaching out to the poor and marginalized. Assessing the progress of the region as a whole and within countries is difficult owing to their huge diversity and disparity the complexities of the broad sexual and reproductive health agenda and difficulties in obtaining a reliable set of quantifiable indicators. Challenges faced during this period with competing funding for HIV and AIDS opposing voices of conservative and religious forces and the reinstating of the Mexico City Policy (through rescinded by President Obama in January 2009) have affected resources critical to achieving the International Conference on Population and Development goals. However with the additional target under Millennium Development Goal 5 to provide universal access to reproductive and sexual health there is renewed hope to move ahead to achieve both sets of goals. This paper traces the various components of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) emphasizing the areas where progress has been made as in contraceptive prevalence and usage of modern contraception methods and addresses some of the challenges faced. The paper also calls for countries to take affirmative action to address issues which are contentious and/or neglected but that are important public health concerns. Strengthening of health infrastructure and ensuring that health-care systems are fully functioning are vital for effective implementation of comprehensive quality SRH services. Finally it is the political will and allocation of adequate national resources that will make a difference to saving womens lives and improving their sexual and reproductive health.","PeriodicalId":72317,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific population journal","volume":"24 1","pages":"153-196"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67732460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Although the concept of absolute poverty is well accepted a broader understanding of poverty requires the consideration of factors such as "poverty of access" and "social exclusion". Poverty in the ESCAP region is heavily concentrated in South Asia. Economic growth is key to the alleviation of poverty although distributional aspects are also important. There are clear correlations between lower fertility and lower rates of population growth on the one hand and a lower incidence of poverty although causal relationships can go both ways. Recent analysis of economic-demographic relationships has emphasized the "window of opportunity" represented by age structure changes consequent on declines in fertility. Some of the specific sectoral relationships between population trends and poverty are outlined briefly in this paper. Education is particularly crucial to poverty alleviation and the decline in fertility throughout the region has facilitated the meeting of educational goals. However public expenditure on education has in many cases served to widen the gap between the rich and the poor. Similar arguments can be made about the health sector. There are gender elements in these problems. In countries where female access to education is not on a par with that of males where female employment is restricted and where unmet need for family planning is high economic growth is held back and prospects for lifting people out of poverty are poorer. The paper recommends adoption of specifically pro-poor approaches in educational and health planning specifically pro-poor approaches for women and the need to focus on meeting unmet need for family planning.
{"title":"Population and poverty: the situation in Asia and the Pacific.","authors":"Gavin W. Jones","doi":"10.18356/FA7684EF-EN","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18356/FA7684EF-EN","url":null,"abstract":"Although the concept of absolute poverty is well accepted a broader understanding of poverty requires the consideration of factors such as \"poverty of access\" and \"social exclusion\". Poverty in the ESCAP region is heavily concentrated in South Asia. Economic growth is key to the alleviation of poverty although distributional aspects are also important. There are clear correlations between lower fertility and lower rates of population growth on the one hand and a lower incidence of poverty although causal relationships can go both ways. Recent analysis of economic-demographic relationships has emphasized the \"window of opportunity\" represented by age structure changes consequent on declines in fertility. Some of the specific sectoral relationships between population trends and poverty are outlined briefly in this paper. Education is particularly crucial to poverty alleviation and the decline in fertility throughout the region has facilitated the meeting of educational goals. However public expenditure on education has in many cases served to widen the gap between the rich and the poor. Similar arguments can be made about the health sector. There are gender elements in these problems. In countries where female access to education is not on a par with that of males where female employment is restricted and where unmet need for family planning is high economic growth is held back and prospects for lifting people out of poverty are poorer. The paper recommends adoption of specifically pro-poor approaches in educational and health planning specifically pro-poor approaches for women and the need to focus on meeting unmet need for family planning.","PeriodicalId":72317,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific population journal","volume":"24 1","pages":"65-86"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67777216","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Population growth in Asia and the Pacific has slowed but while the trend to lower fertility is expected to continue the region will experience positive growth increased density and urbanization for the foreseeable future. Increased consumption due to population growth and affluence has severe implications for sustainable development. Energy consumption is growing faster than any other region of the world and food consumption is increasing with a shift to more resource intensive protein sources. Land productivity decline deforestation declining fresh water supplies climate change and increased numbers of natural disasters are all evidence of the impact of population pressure on the environment in the region. The recent food-fuel-financial crisis has complex and interrelated impacts on sustainable development and the agricultural sector has been affected by economic forces in other areas. Yet there may be positive outcomes of the crisis as "green growth" initiatives are planned to stimulate the economy through investments in new energy technologies and natural infrastructure. Progress on the Millennium Development Goal indicators on environmental sustainability is mixed as economic development has taken place at the expense of forest loss and increased CO2 emissions. Many countries however have reached their goals in providing clean water and improved sanitation to a higher proportion of the population.
{"title":"Population and environment in Asia and the Pacific: trends, implications and prospects for sustainable development.","authors":"K. Richter, A. E. Benjamin, S. Punpuing","doi":"10.18356/720D3EB1-EN","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18356/720D3EB1-EN","url":null,"abstract":"Population growth in Asia and the Pacific has slowed but while the trend to lower fertility is expected to continue the region will experience positive growth increased density and urbanization for the foreseeable future. Increased consumption due to population growth and affluence has severe implications for sustainable development. Energy consumption is growing faster than any other region of the world and food consumption is increasing with a shift to more resource intensive protein sources. Land productivity decline deforestation declining fresh water supplies climate change and increased numbers of natural disasters are all evidence of the impact of population pressure on the environment in the region. The recent food-fuel-financial crisis has complex and interrelated impacts on sustainable development and the agricultural sector has been affected by economic forces in other areas. Yet there may be positive outcomes of the crisis as \"green growth\" initiatives are planned to stimulate the economy through investments in new energy technologies and natural infrastructure. Progress on the Millennium Development Goal indicators on environmental sustainability is mixed as economic development has taken place at the expense of forest loss and increased CO2 emissions. Many countries however have reached their goals in providing clean water and improved sanitation to a higher proportion of the population.","PeriodicalId":72317,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific population journal","volume":"11 1","pages":"35-64"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67713146","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
In this paper the authors have analysed some of the important impacts of Asias age structural changes on the first and second demographic dividends by heavily drawing upon the computed results of the National Transfer Accounts collaborative project. The computed results on the demographic dividends for the developing countries in Asia indicate that the size of these two dividends is quite substantial in most of the countries. Although the awareness of these two demographic dividends is still fairly limited in Asia their effective use particularly that of the accumulated second demographic dividend which is likely to remain enormous for the next few decades appears to be an attractive policy option for some Governments of developing countries in Asia that wish to place their future economic growth on a steady path. One crucial question arises: how should Asians make use of their accumulated assets and wealth in the years to come? Depending upon how in what and where they invest their future financial resources Asias future economic growth performance is likely to differ considerably. It seems to be particularly important to observe that the timing of the first demographic dividend for selected Asian countries varies considerably as extensively discussed in present paper. In an era of globalization Asian countries where the first demographic dividend disappear will have the opportunity to invest their assets in dynamically growing economies in other parts of Asia and bring financial gains back to their home countries. Obviously to facilitate such international transactions proper institutional and legal arrangements need to be developed to protect the investors.
{"title":"Some new insights into the demographic transition and changing age structures in the ESCAP region.","authors":"N. Ogawa, Amonthep Chawla, R. Matsukura","doi":"10.18356/9A5048CC-EN","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18356/9A5048CC-EN","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper the authors have analysed some of the important impacts of Asias age structural changes on the first and second demographic dividends by heavily drawing upon the computed results of the National Transfer Accounts collaborative project. The computed results on the demographic dividends for the developing countries in Asia indicate that the size of these two dividends is quite substantial in most of the countries. Although the awareness of these two demographic dividends is still fairly limited in Asia their effective use particularly that of the accumulated second demographic dividend which is likely to remain enormous for the next few decades appears to be an attractive policy option for some Governments of developing countries in Asia that wish to place their future economic growth on a steady path. One crucial question arises: how should Asians make use of their accumulated assets and wealth in the years to come? Depending upon how in what and where they invest their future financial resources Asias future economic growth performance is likely to differ considerably. It seems to be particularly important to observe that the timing of the first demographic dividend for selected Asian countries varies considerably as extensively discussed in present paper. In an era of globalization Asian countries where the first demographic dividend disappear will have the opportunity to invest their assets in dynamically growing economies in other parts of Asia and bring financial gains back to their home countries. Obviously to facilitate such international transactions proper institutional and legal arrangements need to be developed to protect the investors.","PeriodicalId":72317,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific population journal","volume":"24 1","pages":"87-116"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67728536","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Since the 1990s, Vietnam has experienced a dramatic growth in remittance flows. This paper uses the Vietnam Living Standard Surveys for 1992/93 and 1997/98 to study the role of gender in these remittance flows, both from the perspective of receiving and sending remittances. Knowing about gender differences will help to better explain the impact of remittances and to understand the nature of gender roles during a time of economic transformation. We find important distinctions, such as a responsibility among women for the intergenerational transfers of remittances (particularly between parents and children) while men tend to take more responsibility for intragenerational remittances. As well, after controlling for other factors and sharing remittances between spouses who live together, we find evidence that women have a higher likelihood to both send and receive remittances.
{"title":"Gender and Remittance Flows in Vietnam During Economic Transformation","authors":"W. Pfau, G. T. Long","doi":"10.18356/0F925181-EN","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18356/0F925181-EN","url":null,"abstract":"Since the 1990s, Vietnam has experienced a dramatic growth in remittance flows. This paper uses the Vietnam Living Standard Surveys for 1992/93 and 1997/98 to study the role of gender in these remittance flows, both from the perspective of receiving and sending remittances. Knowing about gender differences will help to better explain the impact of remittances and to understand the nature of gender roles during a time of economic transformation. We find important distinctions, such as a responsibility among women for the intergenerational transfers of remittances (particularly between parents and children) while men tend to take more responsibility for intragenerational remittances. As well, after controlling for other factors and sharing remittances between spouses who live together, we find evidence that women have a higher likelihood to both send and receive remittances.","PeriodicalId":72317,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific population journal","volume":"23 1","pages":"13-32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67674243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The paradigm shift in population and development that occurred at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo in 1994 from reduction in population growth for socio-economic progress to ensuring sexual and reproductive health and rights as a fundamental human right and as a means for improving the quality of life has also become apparent in the Pacific. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) provide the current global framework for development efforts and were formally endorsed in 2000 by 189 countries including Pacific island countries. The importance of sexual and reproductive health was not fully articulated during the formulation of the MDGs as an explicit goal. However during the World Summit convened in 2005 world leaders endorsed the fundamental human right of "universal access to sexual and reproductive health services" _ an additional target to the MDG 5 as a result of intense lobbying by sexual and reproductive health advocates including the Prime Minister of Tuvalu. The full integration of the MDGs into national sustainable development strategies and plans outlining an allocation of a certain percentage of the national budgets to poverty reduction is requiring a lengthy internalization and implementation process for many Pacific island countries. Part of the challenge for many of those countries has been the relevance of the poverty definition and the prevailing perception by some country leaders that "poverty of opportunity" is the more fundamental issue. Repositioning family planning as an integral development strategy for poverty reduction and as a mechanism for achieving fundamental reproductive rights needs to be acknowledged at the highest political level. (excerpt)
{"title":"Current status of sexual and reproductive health: Prospects for achieving the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Millennium Development Goals in the Pacific.","authors":"A. Robertson","doi":"10.18356/3EE6A581-EN","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18356/3EE6A581-EN","url":null,"abstract":"The paradigm shift in population and development that occurred at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo in 1994 from reduction in population growth for socio-economic progress to ensuring sexual and reproductive health and rights as a fundamental human right and as a means for improving the quality of life has also become apparent in the Pacific. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) provide the current global framework for development efforts and were formally endorsed in 2000 by 189 countries including Pacific island countries. The importance of sexual and reproductive health was not fully articulated during the formulation of the MDGs as an explicit goal. However during the World Summit convened in 2005 world leaders endorsed the fundamental human right of \"universal access to sexual and reproductive health services\" _ an additional target to the MDG 5 as a result of intense lobbying by sexual and reproductive health advocates including the Prime Minister of Tuvalu. The full integration of the MDGs into national sustainable development strategies and plans outlining an allocation of a certain percentage of the national budgets to poverty reduction is requiring a lengthy internalization and implementation process for many Pacific island countries. Part of the challenge for many of those countries has been the relevance of the poverty definition and the prevailing perception by some country leaders that \"poverty of opportunity\" is the more fundamental issue. Repositioning family planning as an integral development strategy for poverty reduction and as a mechanism for achieving fundamental reproductive rights needs to be acknowledged at the highest political level. (excerpt)","PeriodicalId":72317,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific population journal","volume":"22 1","pages":"31-44"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67696840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pacific island countries show highly variable patterns of mortality. While high mortality populations are affected particularly by infectious diseases and under nutrition (especially children), adults in low mortality countries are afflicted with non-communicable disease and injuries.
{"title":"Differential mortality among Pacific island countries and territories","authors":"Richard J. K. Taylor, Alan D. Lopez","doi":"10.18356/AA45D7F2-EN","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18356/AA45D7F2-EN","url":null,"abstract":"Pacific island countries show highly variable patterns of mortality. While high mortality populations are affected particularly by infectious diseases and under nutrition (especially children), adults in low mortality countries are afflicted with non-communicable disease and injuries.","PeriodicalId":72317,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific population journal","volume":"22 1","pages":"45-58"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67737562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Although generalizations can be misleading given the diversity of Pacific island countries situation the overall trend is that the Polynesian countries have been performing relatively well the Micronesian countries of the north Pacific have been struggling to maintain gains already made while Melanesian countries notably those that have been impacted by natural disasters or where there has been conflict or civil/political tension a reversal of earlier development progress is being witnessed. The result is that many countries in the Pacific are off-track to achieve at least five or more of the eight Millennium Development Goals. Weak fiscal situations the impact of global externalities concern over the future impact of climate change and high levels of domestic rural/urban migration are all factors which are adversely affecting the ability and commitment of Governments in the Pacific to implement the policy initiatives necessary to realize significant achievements towards the Millennium Development Goals. Indeed the impact of oil price rises climate change and demography including the consequences of labour mobility and the growing threat of HIV/AIDS are having profound affects on the likely long-term sustainability of some small island States. These issues therefore set very challenging policy agendas for human development in the Pacific islands. (excerpt)
{"title":"Poverty and pro-poor policies for Pacific Island countries.","authors":"D. Abbott","doi":"10.18356/0243DE52-EN","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18356/0243DE52-EN","url":null,"abstract":"Although generalizations can be misleading given the diversity of Pacific island countries situation the overall trend is that the Polynesian countries have been performing relatively well the Micronesian countries of the north Pacific have been struggling to maintain gains already made while Melanesian countries notably those that have been impacted by natural disasters or where there has been conflict or civil/political tension a reversal of earlier development progress is being witnessed. The result is that many countries in the Pacific are off-track to achieve at least five or more of the eight Millennium Development Goals. Weak fiscal situations the impact of global externalities concern over the future impact of climate change and high levels of domestic rural/urban migration are all factors which are adversely affecting the ability and commitment of Governments in the Pacific to implement the policy initiatives necessary to realize significant achievements towards the Millennium Development Goals. Indeed the impact of oil price rises climate change and demography including the consequences of labour mobility and the growing threat of HIV/AIDS are having profound affects on the likely long-term sustainability of some small island States. These issues therefore set very challenging policy agendas for human development in the Pacific islands. (excerpt)","PeriodicalId":72317,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific population journal","volume":"22 1","pages":"59-74"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67669587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
While ensuring that data are available and available on time it is imperative to en sure also that they are of good quality - reliable (of sound quality) and valid (meaning that they do measure what they are meant to). This requires skilled and experienced staff in place right through out Pacific island countries and territories national statistical systems and not merely at the level of section or agency head. (authors)
{"title":"Availability accessibility and utilization of Pacific Island demographic data -- issues of data quality and user relevance.","authors":"G. Haberkorn, A. Jorari","doi":"10.18356/C091ADA2-EN","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18356/C091ADA2-EN","url":null,"abstract":"While ensuring that data are available and available on time it is imperative to en sure also that they are of good quality - reliable (of sound quality) and valid (meaning that they do measure what they are meant to). This requires skilled and experienced staff in place right through out Pacific island countries and territories national statistical systems and not merely at the level of section or agency head. (authors)","PeriodicalId":72317,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific population journal","volume":"22 1","pages":"75-95"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67750244","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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