| Autor: |
Van Tonder Jl, Groenwald Dc, Lotter Jm |
| Rok vydání: |
1977 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Studies in Family Planning. 8:77 |
| ISSN: |
0039-3665 |
| DOI: |
10.2307/1965539 |
| Popis: |
1028 Thlabane women responded to a survey aimed at studying knowledge use and respect of contraception among the nonrural community inhabitants. Factors usually associated with fertility decline include industrialization urbanization economic development education changes in womens status desire for higher status cultural marginality and mortality decline. Data from this survey show that these women are in some ways affected by the above-mentioned variables. Ideal family size was smaller (mean 4 children) therefore making it appear that the large family is no longer regarded as a status symbol among Blacks in South Africa. Contraceptive knowledge was good: of the well known techniques the oral pill was the most popular with 73% responding that they had used either the pill loop or injection during the previous year and 61% responding yes to whether they would use contraception this year (1974). Attitudinally women in this survey were overwhelmingly positive about contraception practices. 95.9% thought it good to choose to produce fewer children 93.9% approve of stopping child-bearing and 96.1% approved of contraception to delay further pregnancies. Knowledge of family planning clinics was tested. 90% of respondents knew of a clinic in their area only 5.3% thought that visiting the clinic was bad. The majority (57.5%) of women indicated they would attend the clinic at some time in 1974; however the author cautions against assuming intent and practice to be the same. Finally motivation for family planning was determined. Hospitals and prenatal clinics were the most important motivators (43 and 81.3% respectively). |
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