Different Roles of Men and Women in the Family Planning: A Case Study of the City ofNajaf-Abad, Iran

Authors

1 Department of SOciology, University of Esfahan

2 Department of Sociology, University of Yazd

3 MA in Population

Abstract

This research aims to find out the differences between men's and women's • Ies in family planning. To this end, a sample of 360 married people (180 men and 180 Women) was interviewed. The results indicated that masculine 36.366%). In other words, men's role in family planning is more significant than women's. The results also indicated a significant correlation between ndemism, education, influence of mass media and the degree of family planning. While a significant reverse correlation was found between the age f marriage, the age ditTerence of couples and family planning, other ariables such as length of married life, religiosity, family income did not rove to carry any significant impact on it. Furthermore, the results indicated . a modernism and age of marriage enjoyed the most impact on family anning (19% and 5% respectively.

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