Family planning in rural Egypt, 1980 : a report on the results of the Egypt contraceptive prevalence survey

Chapter 1 outlines Egyptian population policy and programs and describes the survey"s setting, organization, sample and questionnaire design, and field and data processing activities. Chapter 2 provides a demographic and socioeconomic profile of the survey respondents. Chapters 3, 4, and 5 examine nuptiality, fertility patterns, and desired family size. Chapters 6 and 7 focus on contraception knowledge, approval, and use. Chapter 8 considers reasons for non-use and intentions for future use by women not currently practicing family planning. Chapter 9 explores the issue of the perceived availability of contraceptive services in rural Egypt, while Chapter 10 discusses patterns of continuation of contraceptive use. Chapter 11 evaluates the impact of the Government of Egypt"s Population and Development Project, comparing contraceptive behavior in areas covered by the project with behavior in areas not covered.