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YEAR: 1983

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

A note on desired family size and contraceptive use in rural Egypt.

AUTHORS

Stokes CS; Schutjer WA; Poindexter JR

SOURCE

Journal of Biosocial Science. 1983 Jan;15(1):59-65.

ABSTRACT

The influence of fertility preferences on contraceptive use is examined among a sample of low income rural Egyptian

women. 2 questions are considered: 1) Are fertility preferences systematically related to contraceptive behavior in

rural Egypt? 2) If fertility preferences are related to contraceptive use, how does their influence compare to other

social and demographic variables as predictors of contraceptive behavior? Results are compared to those obtained

in the 11 nation World Fertility Survey and placed in perspective with those from other developing countries. 15% of

the women studied were currently practicing contraception. Only 2% of those who wanted more children were using

contraceptives. The 1/3 who wanted no more children were currently practicing contraception. The measure of fertility

preference emerged as the strongest predictor of contraception among rural Egyptian women among the series of

social and demographic factors examined including educational attainment, residential characteristics, wife's age,

number of living sons, and wife's age at first marriage. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT5T 2046-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "A note on desired family size and contraceptive use in rural

Egypt.", is(are) Stokes CS; Schutjer WA; Poindexter JR. The source of this article is "Journal of Biosocial

Science. 1983 Jan;15(1):59-65.". This article was published in 1983 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info®

Document ID: CONT5T 2046-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 22046

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