When you have studied this session, you should be able to:

• Define and use correctly all of the key words printed in bold.
• Describe uncontrolled fertility and its impact on the health of mothers and children.
• Discuss population size and growth and its social, economic and health consequences.
• Discuss population pressures on the environment.
• Describe the social, economic and health benefits of family planning.
• Explain the profile of current family planning programmes in Ethiopia.