FERTILITY AND FAMILY PLANNING IN RURAL AREAS OF SAUDI ARABIA | ||
| Journal of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences | ||
| Article 3, Volume 28, Issue 8, August 2003, Pages 6117-6134 PDF (22.42 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jaess.2003.245051 | ||
| Author | ||
| I. A. Al-Humaidi, | ||
| College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, King Saud University, Qassim Branch | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The objectives of this study covering rural areas of Saudi Arabia are to: (a) determine the perception toward fertility from the men'S standpoint; (b) determine the respondents' perception toward family planning and birth control processes; (c) determine the respondents' attitudes toward fertirlty; and (d) determine the relationship between the respondents' characteristics and their fertility. The study covered 923 heads of households living in 75 villages, chosen through random and cluster samples techniques, in six regions of Saudi Arabia. Data was collected by personal interviews using a questionnaire developed for this purpose. Central tendency measurements such as percentages and mean and sImple correlation coefficients were used to analyze the data, Results indfC.Jted that the respondents were in favor of having a targe number of children and most of them were against the use of birth control. A high refusal rate of using family planning methods was recorded as well. The study concluded by encouraging the developers and planners to be aware of this desire for large families in order to provide the necessary services to these newcomers, who will fill the gap < /p> when the large number of expatriate workers leave the country. | ||
|
Statistics Article View: 55 PDF Download: 229 |
||
