School of Social Sciences, University of Southampton, UK.
J Biosoc Sci. 2011 Sep;43(5):587-96. doi: 10.1017/S0021932011000216. Epub 2011 May 4.
Research is needed to understand the role of religion in family planning dynamics, particularly in societies where the views of religious leaders can be an important influence on the reproductive decisions of individuals. This paper attempts to describe the factors associated with approval of contraception among religious leaders in Pakistan. The data are taken from the 1999-2000 Survey of Perception of Religious Leaders about Population Welfare. Regression modelling shows that whether or not religious leaders approve of family planning is associated with their views on the ideal family size, their level of religious education, the specific religious sect to which they belong, their own knowledge and use of family planning, their exposure to television and the region of the country in which they live.
需要研究宗教在计划生育动态中的作用，特别是在那些宗教领袖的观点对个人生育决策有重要影响的社会中。本文试图描述与巴基斯坦宗教领袖对避孕措施的认可相关的因素。这些数据取自 1999-2000 年对宗教领袖对人口福利的认知调查。回归模型显示，宗教领袖是否赞成计划生育与其对理想家庭规模的看法、宗教教育程度、所属特定宗教教派、自身对计划生育的了解和使用、对电视的接触以及他们居住的国家地区有关。
