Simmons R
Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor 48109-2029, USA.
Stud Fam Plann. 1996 Sep-Oct;27(5):251-68.
The fertility decline that began in Bangladesh in the late 1980s and continues has prompted diverse theories to explain it. In this qualitative analysis of 21 focus-group sessions with rural women ranging in age from the teens to late 40s and living in the villages of the Matlab area, the women's perceptions of their changing society and of the influence of the family planning program are examined. The women's statements reveal their awareness of the social and economic transition they are undergoing and their interest in family-size limitation, which is bolstered by a strong family planning program. Although the shifts in economic and social circumstances are not large, in conjunction with the strong family planning program they constitute a powerful force for change in attitudes, ideas, and behavior among these women.
始于20世纪80年代末并仍在持续的孟加拉国生育率下降引发了各种理论来解释这一现象。在这项对21个焦点小组会议的定性分析中，研究对象是年龄从十几岁到快五十岁、生活在马特莱地区村庄的农村妇女，探讨了她们对不断变化的社会以及计划生育项目影响的看法。这些妇女的陈述揭示了她们对自身正在经历的社会和经济转型的认识，以及她们对限制家庭规模的兴趣，而强有力的计划生育项目进一步强化了这种兴趣。尽管经济和社会环境的变化不大，但与强有力的计划生育项目相结合，它们构成了一股强大的力量，促使这些妇女的态度、观念和行为发生改变。
