At a time when half of the world is suffering from starvation, poor health and a badly Iow standard of living, we simply cannot take lightly the population problem. If we don‘t control the birth rate right now we‘ll surely lead a miserable life in the near future. llliteracy is perhaps the main enemy of family planning.Countries, which share the highest birth rate such as Brazil and India, are also those which share the highest illiteracy rate.