Fewer Children, Better Life" or "As Many as God Wants
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2478846 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Diane Tober (0000-0003-1416-093X, University of California, Berkeley), Diane M Tober, Mohammad-Hossein Taghdisi (0000-0003-3980-7998, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences), Mohammad Jalali (0009-0008-5207-0103, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 50-71 |
| Publication date | 2006-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Anthropology Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0745-5194 • E-ISSN: 1548-1387 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1525/maq.2006.20.1.50 |
| PMID | 16612993 |
| OpenAlex | W1970529370 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 10 |
In the West it is often assumed that religion (esp. Islam) and contraception are mutually exclusive. Yet, the Islamic Republic of Iran has one of the most successful family-planning programs in the developing world, and is often looked to as a potential model for other Muslim countries. Although Iran's family-planning program has been extremely successful among Iranians, it has been far less successful among Afghan refugees and other ethnic groups. Afghans and Iranians both seek services in Iran's public health sector for family health care, treatment of infectious disease, and childhood vaccinations. On these occasions, all adult married patients are strongly encouraged to use family planning to reduce the number of offspring. In this article, we explore how Iran's family-planning program is differentially perceived and utilized among low-income Iranian and Afghan refugee families in rural and urban locations. Particular attention is given to how different interpretations of Islam may or may not influence reproductive health-related behaviors and how cultural factors influence reproductive strategies
Afghan · Developing country · Economic growth · Ethnic group · Family planning · Geography · Islam · Political science · Population · Public health · Refugee · Research methodology · Sociology · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology
Religious Affiliation and Childbearing Preferences of Iranian Women
Gender-based Explosions
A qualitative study of the current situation of elderly care in Iran
Reproductive Health and Reproductive Justice for Muslim Women
The prevalence of risk factors associated with non-communicable diseases in Afghan refugees in southern Iran
Family planning and Afghan refugee women and men living in Melbourne, Australia
Sectarian Affiliation and Gender Traditionalism
Life Is Tight Here’
Sexual and Reproductive Health Among Afghan Refugee Women
Marriage and Family Formation of the Second-Generation Afghans in Iran
My Body Is Broken Like My Country”
Socio‐cultural Adaptation of Second‐generation Afghans in Iran
Individual Constitutions vs Universal Physiology
Navigating Family Planning—Insights for Culturally Sensitive Reproductive Health Among Afghan Refugee Men in Türkiye
Introduction
Kidneys and Controversies in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Perspectives of displaced Syrian women and service providers on fertility behaviour and available services in West Bekaa, Lebanon
Legal Status, Moral Values and Cosmological Order
Acknowledging Afghanistan
Transnational Migration and Global Health
Islamic logics, reproductive rationalities
| Unique citing works | 21 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,05 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2025 (20) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |