Fertility preferences : ideal family size, contraceptive use and their determinants in the occupied Palestinian territory
Other Title(s)
تفضيلات الخصوبة : حجم الأسرة المثالي و استخدام وسائل منع الحمل و محدداتهما في الأرض الفلسطينية المحتلة
Dissertant
Thesis advisor
Comitee Members
Husayni, Abd al-Latif
Heleileh, Samyah
University
Birzeit University
Faculty
Faculty of Pharmacy, Nursing and Health Professions
Department
Department Nutrition and Dietetics
University Country
Palestine (West Bank)
Degree
Master
Degree Date
2005
English Abstract
This research aims to shed some light on fertility preferences and contraceptive behavior among ever-married Palestinian women in the age group 15-49 years old (a total of 5363 women), using secondary data collected by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), and supported by a series of focus-group discussions with women to deepen the insight and explain further the findings generated from the statistical analyses.
In the 2000-PCBS Demographic and Health Survey (DHS2000) women with living children were asked about the total number of children they wish to have in ideal situations, that is, if they had the chance to start all over again.
The mean ideal number of children was 4.5 and was significantly influenced by the women’s educational levels, crowding ratio of the household, region, women’s current family size and whether women had any children who died.
Moreover, a substantial proportion (35.1 %) had children above their stated ideal family size, and this was significantly associated with the women’s age, their age at first marriage, education, crowding ratio, having children who died and the use of contraception.
Other factors influencing the gap between ideal and actual family size were revealed by the qualitative analysis of focus group discussions, and included social and family pressure, male preference and the need for children as a source of support in old age.
Women reported starting to practice contraception only after they had exceeded their ideal number of children, and using contraception among women desiring to stop childbearing was associated with women’s age, education, employment status of head of household, current number of children, having children who died, region and crowding ratio.
Main Subjects
Topics
No. of Pages
127
Table of Contents
Table of contents.
Abstract.
Chapter one : Introduction.
Chapter two : Literature review.
Chapter three : Methodology.
Chapter four : Results.
Chapter five : Discussion.
Chapter six : Conclusion.
References.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kamal, Nadin Muhammad Said. (2005). Fertility preferences : ideal family size, contraceptive use and their determinants in the occupied Palestinian territory. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Birzeit University, Palestine (West Bank)
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-303586
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kamal, Nadin Muhammad Said. Fertility preferences : ideal family size, contraceptive use and their determinants in the occupied Palestinian territory. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Birzeit University. (2005).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-303586
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kamal, Nadin Muhammad Said. (2005). Fertility preferences : ideal family size, contraceptive use and their determinants in the occupied Palestinian territory. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Birzeit University, Palestine (West Bank)
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-303586
Language
English
Data Type
Arab Theses
Record ID
BIM-303586
