Faour M
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
Stud Fam Plann. 1989 Sep-Oct;20(5):254-63.
An increasing number of Arab countries are instituting family planning programs to lower their populations' high fertility rates. This article examines Arab governments' perceptions of their countries' fertility situation, their desire to intervene in order to reduce or increase the rate of population growth, and the measures they have taken to influence the level of fertility. Special attention is given to family planning programs and access to methods of fertility regulation. A combination of stronger program effort and improved socioeconomic conditions account for much of the variation in contraceptive prevalence rates in 11 countries. Socioeconomic setting and political factors are found to be of primary importance in determining Arab fertility policies.
越来越多的阿拉伯国家正在实施计划生育项目，以降低其人口的高生育率。本文考察了阿拉伯国家政府对本国生育状况的看法、它们为降低或提高人口增长率而进行干预的意愿，以及它们为影响生育水平所采取的措施。特别关注了计划生育项目以及获得生育调节方法的情况。在11个国家中，更强有力的项目努力与改善的社会经济状况相结合，在很大程度上解释了避孕普及率的差异。研究发现，社会经济环境和政治因素在决定阿拉伯国家的生育政策方面至关重要。
