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YEAR: 1995

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Proximate determinants of fertility and unmet need for family planning in

the Arab countries.

AUTHORS

Ayad M; Kumar S

SOURCE

[Unpublished] 1995. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population

Association of America, San Francisco, California, April 6-8, 1995. 25 p.

ABSTRACT

This paper briefly reviews the current overall demographic situation in the Middle East and North African region, and

discusses variations across the region in policies relating to population and family planning. The authors then

consider information on fertility changes in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, and Yemen, giving special

focus to transition in the proximate determinants of fertility, as well as the unmet need for contraception. Finally,

challenges for family planning programs in the future are discussed. Major changes in urbanization, education,

health, and communication systems make it very likely that Arab society will slowly adopt new attitudes toward

childbearing, even in pronatalist countries. Although there is a strong interrelationship between contraceptive

prevalence and socioeconomic development, a fundamental change in fertility behavior will not take place without

the emancipation of the Arab woman through education and legislation according them full equal rights. It is also

recognized that demographic transition in the Arab world may take longer than in Latin America or Asia because of

situations specific to the region such as religious conflict, regional instability, and the nature of family structure. A

surge in democratic reforms, political commitment, community involvement in the decision making process, and

availability of services will certainly contribute to the implementation of strong family planning programs. Even with

the rise in Islamic fundamentalism in the region, the demographic transition in the Arab world will continue.

(PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 3039-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Proximate determinants of fertility and unmet need for

family planning in the Arab countries.", is(are) Ayad M; Kumar S. The source of this article is "[Unpublished] 1995.

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, San Francisco, California, April 6-8,

1995. 25 p.". This article was published in 1995 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T

3039-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 8039

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