| Literature DB >> 7650047 |
M I Zafar1, N Ford, A Ankomah.
Abstract
A comparative study of 1100 women aged 25-45 years, users and non-users of modern methods of contraception, in the urban centres of Lahore and Faisalabad was conducted in 1991. The objective of the study was to investigate reproductive behaviour and the extent to which social, cultural and attitudinal variables, such as beliefs and values about family life, religiosity and fatalism, influence the fertility decision-making process. Preferences for smaller families were found to be consistently associated with modern attitudes and behaviour towards family and religious values and obligations. Family income, husband's occupation and religiosity offered no explanation of reproductive behaviour. It is concluded that cultural setting and tradition exert an important influence on reproductive behaviour, independent of economic development.Entities:
Keywords: Asia; Beliefs; Comparative Studies; Contraception; Contraceptive Usage; Culture; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Planning; Family Size; Fertility; Pakistan; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Reproductive Behavior; Research Methodology; Socioeconomic Factors; Southern Asia; Studies; Urban Population
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Year: 1995 PMID： 7650047 DOI： 10.1017/s0021932000022823
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Biosoc Sci ISSN： 0021-9320