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An inverted Red Triangle is the symbol for
Ghana's Life Choices program
Birth control in India Human gender and sexuality symbols
An inverted Red Triangle is the symbol for family planning
Family planning is the consideration of the number of children a person wishes to have, including the choice to have no children, and the age at which they wish to have them. Things that may play a role on family planning decisions include marita ...
health and contraception services, much as the red cross is a symbol for medical services. It is especially prevalent in many developing nations such as India, Ghana, Gambia
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, Zimbabwe, Egypt and Thailand, where it can be seen outside shops and clinics that offer family planning products, and as in commercial and government messages that promote reproductive health services and population control. It is frequently placed on contraceptive products, such as condoms, diaphragms, spermicidal gel, and IUD
An intrauterine device (IUD), also known as intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD or ICD) or coil, is a small, often T-shaped birth control device that is inserted into the uterus to prevent pregnancy. IUDs are one form of long-acting rever ...
s (for instance, on the government-subsidized Nirodh
Nirodh ( a.k.a. Deluxe Nirodh) is the first condom brand produced in India. Introduced in 1968, the condom is credited with the success of the family planning and birth control campaign in the country. From 2.40% in 1964, India's population grow ...
condoms in India and Sultan condoms in Gambia).
Origins and variations
The red triangle was adopted byDeep Tyagi Alias Dharmendra Tyagi Resident of Village Azamgarh urf Ratangarh Near block Noorpur of District Bijnor
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, an Indian family planning official and activist in the 1960s. Several variations on the basic symbol have since been developed, such as the "Life Choices" and "Family Planning: better life" logos used to promote birth control and reproductive health in Ghana
In precolonial Ghana, infectious diseases were the main cause of morbidity and mortality. The modern history of health in Ghana was heavily influenced by international actors such as Christian missionaries, European colonists, the World Bank, and ...
, and the "Naissances Desirables" logo used in Zaire/Congo. The "Men Too" (shortened from "Family Planning is for Everybody ... Men Too") campaign in Australia
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used a hollow red triangle. The "Stop and think Minyawi : This is a very happy family, a light family" initiative in Egypt used calligraphic Arabic script to create the triangle.
See also
*Birth control
Birth control, also known as contraception, anticonception, and fertility control, is the use of methods or devices to prevent unwanted pregnancy. Birth control has been used since ancient times, but effective and safe methods of birth contr ...
* Reproductive health
References
{{reflist, 2Further reading
* "Population Dynamics: Causes and Consequences of World Demographic Change,"Ralph Thomlinson
Ralph Thomlinson (February 12, 1925 – February 8, 2007) was an American sociologist and demographer.
Thomlinson served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Subsequently, he earned his B.A. from Oberlin College in 1948, his M.A. from Yale Un ...
, Random House, 1976.
External links
Ghana's Life Choices program
Birth control in India Human gender and sexuality symbols