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Abstract
The fertility decline that began in Bangladesh in the late 1980s and continues has prompted diverse theories to explain it. In this qualitative analysis of 21 focus-group sessions with rural women ranging in age from the teens to late 40s and living in the villages of the Matlab area, the women's perceptions of their changing society and of the influence of the family planning program are examined. The women's statements reveal their awareness of the social and economic transition they are undergoing and their interest in family-size limitation, which is bolstered by a strong family planning program. Although the shifts in economic and social circumstances are not large, in conjunction with the strong family planning program they constitute a powerful force for change in attitudes, ideas, and behavior among these women.Entities:
Keywords: Asia; Attitude; Bangladesh; Behavior; Child Rearing--cost; Communication; Data Collection; Decision Making; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Dowry; Economic Factors; Educational Status; Evaluation; Fertility; Fertility Decline; Focus Groups--women; Knowledge Sources; Macroeconomic Factors; Mass Media; Nuptiality; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Psychological Factors; Qualitative Evaluation; Research Methodology; Rural Population--women; Social Change; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Southern Asia; Women's Status--changes
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Year: 1996 PMID： 8923653
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Stud Fam Plann ISSN： 0039-3665