Why not use contraception? Economics of fertility regulation among rural Egyptian women

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ID5957941
AuthorsWayne A Schutjer (Issues Research, corresponding author), C Shannon Stokes (Pennsylvania State University), John R Poindexter, John Poindexter (Pennsylvania State University)
Year1986
Volume33
Issue3-4
Pages214-228
Publication date1986-09-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueBiodemography and Social Biology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1948-5565 • E-ISSN: 1948-5573
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/19485565.1986.9988640
OpenAlexW2068459503
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited9

Use of contraception by rural Egyptian women who desire no more children is examined within a modified microeconomic framework. Four sets of factors are hypothesized to influence current use of contraception: (1) costs of contraception, ‘(2) factors influencing the slope of the desired family size function, (3) anticipated costs of child rearing and (4) strength of motivation for fertility regulation. Women's education and two measures of psychic costs were found to be important predictors of contraceptive use. Factors affecting the demand for children and thus indirectly influencing the motivation for fertility regulation were also important. Land ownership, cultivating status of the household, and educational expectations for children were significantly related to current use. Strength of motivation, although significant, was less strongly related to use of contraception. The findings suggest women who want no more children, but who are not practicing contraception, are affected by factors influencing both the costs of contraception and the costs of an unwanted child

Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Family planning · Fertility · Population · Research methodology · Sociology · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Psychology

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