This rather ideal picture of Norplant contrasts with reality of its diffusion and adoption in Indonesia.
First, Norplant was diffused through intensive local campaigns called safaris in which policemen, local political leaders, and military forces participated in an all-out effort to gain adopters of the new contraceptive in each community in Indonesia.
The safaris were based on the Indonesian minister of population's concept of "guided democracy," in which certain women were encouraged by providers to adopt a particular contraceptive, although a full cafeteria of family-planning methods were made available.
This case illustration is based on Tuladhar, Donaldson,and Noble (1998).