Rowling D, Hartley D, Owen J, Strachan J
Tropical Health Program, University of Queensland, Brisbane.
Aust J Public Health. 1995 Dec;19(6):616-22. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.1995.tb00467.x.
Rapid population growth has put family planning on personal and political agendas in the Solomon Islands. With the release of a population policy in 1988, national leaders sanctioned the concept of family planning as a key strategy in reducing the rate of population growth. On a personal level, Solomon Islanders share their government's concern about population problems. There is a shortage of arable land, health services are stretched, and there are limited places in school for children. A study in Choiseul Province, a rural area in Solomon Islands, suggests that people want smaller families but have limited means to control their fertility. Meagre resources and infrastructure, compounded by geography, climate, culture and religion, constrain the development of family planning services.
人口的快速增长已将计划生育提上所罗门群岛的个人和政治议程。随着1988年人口政策的出台，国家领导人认可了计划生育这一概念，将其作为降低人口增长率的关键战略。在个人层面，所罗门群岛人认同政府对人口问题的担忧。这里耕地短缺，医疗服务紧张，学校能提供给孩子们的名额有限。在所罗门群岛农村地区乔伊索省进行的一项研究表明，人们希望家庭规模更小，但控制生育的手段有限。资源和基础设施匮乏，再加上地理、气候、文化和宗教因素，制约了计划生育服务的发展。
