Title: Villages as contexts for contraceptive behavior in rural Egypt.

POPLINE Document Number: 059398

Author(s):

Entwisle B
Casterline JB
Sayed HA

Source citation:

AMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEW, 1989 Dec;54(6):1019-34.

Abstract:

This research joins sociological and demographic traditions in a study of villages as contexts for contraceptive behavior in rural Egypt. Using survey data collected in the early 1980s, the authors explore the effects of village, household, and individual characteristics on contraceptive use and expectations about future use. Primary interest centers on the effects of the village variables, including the structure of the village economy, modernization of agriculture, level of school participation, and family planning service environment. The analysis demonstrates clearly that contraceptive behavior in rural Egypt varies systematically with these features of the village setting. In addition, village effects appear to vary according to characteristics of individual respondents: women respond differently depending on the stage in their reproductive career and their motivation to regulate fertility. (author's)

Keywords:

Egypt
Rural Population
Contraceptive Usage
Modernization
Family Planning Programs
Economic Conditions
Agriculture
Fertility
Motivation
Africa, Northern
Africa
Developing Countries
Population Characteristics
Demographic Factors
Population
Contraception
Family Planning
Social Change
Programs
Organization and Administration
Macroeconomic Factors
Economic Factors
Population Dynamics
Psychological Factors
Behavior