Indigenous Fertility Regulating Methods in Two Egyptian Villages.
Theme: The socio-cultural variables that enter into an individual's decision about fertility are important to understand, particularly in Egypt, where population increases approximately 2.5 % each year. At this rate of growth Egypt's population of 38 million would double in 20 years. For a nation with limited natural resources the population growth is acute. The Egyptian government has become aware of the consequences of the population growth problem and there is concern among the countries religious authorities. .
Introduction:.
A) Egypt's population problem cannot be blamed on lack of interest on the part of international agencies.
B) The concept of acceptability refers to a complex of cultural and personal beliefs and acts that lead to the adoption of an item or idea.
C) Recognizing that family planning services in rural areas have not been very effective, the family planning board had recently offered loans and technical assistance to families that attend family planning seminars and to village councils that agree to publicize family planning ideas.
D) The villages of Mit - Rahina and Sakara were selected because of their proximity to Cairo, where statistical data and other facilities needed for research are available.
E) In phase one of the study (research methods and findings) ten informants representing a cross selection of the community were selected and interviewed about IFRM's. .
F) In the 1960's Mit - Rahina, the government for a modernization experiment that would offer a rural village telephone, fire, mail and medical services selected .A head doctor supervised the health clinic, with its family planning section. .
Does Egypt's population problem blamed on lack of interest on the part of international agencies, where have Egyptian population programs received substantial financial and technical support?.
A) The Egyptian population problem cannot be blamed on lack of interest on the part of international agencies.
