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Socio-Economic and Demographic Factors Affecting Fertility of Married Women (15-49 Years Old) in Qom

Title	Socio-Economic and Demographic Factors Affecting Fertility of Married Women (15-49 Years Old) in Qom
Author	Ghulam Reza Jamshidiha ; Majid Kosheshi ; Yusef Irani
Publication Date:	1390-04
Subject	fertility, qom, socio-economic and demographic factors married women
Type	Periodical
Language	Persian
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	University of Toronto
Library Asset ID	ISSN: 2322-2506, EISSN: 2588-4700
Record ID	cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_b5d8f200d47447c6a696d607b0da1643
Library Location	DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
Date	1390-04
Notes	Fertility as a population event and phenomenon in which women play a major role is under the influence of various factors. Some factors are dealt with directly and some indirectly and as a ground factors. Affective factors and their quality are discussed in a variety of theories. In this study, some factors have been tested in the fertility of women married at least once. City of Qom has been the center of attention mainly due to the specific circumstances and its religious context. 601 people have been selected from four districts of Qom using a stratified random sample method. Data gathered using the survey method based on quantitative data analysis using SPSS statistical software. Results indicated significant differences for female employment status, household income level, education level and place of birth. These differences are not significant in terms of ideas of gender preference and residing in different regions. There is high correlation between the number of live births, age at first marriage, age of respondents at the time of interview, duration of marriage and child mortality. In general, these results are mostly in line with the findings of other researches in this field and also confirm their results.
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Socio-Economic and Demographic Factors Affecting Fertility of Married Women (15-49 Years Old) in Qom

Author Ghulam Reza Jamshidiha ; Majid Kosheshi ; Yusef Irani

Publication Date 1390-04

Subject fertility, qom, socio-economic and demographic factors married women

Type Periodical

Language Persian

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library University of Toronto

Library Asset ID ISSN: 2322-2506, EISSN: 2588-4700

Record ID cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_b5d8f200d47447c6a696d607b0da1643

Library Location DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals

Date 1390-04

Notes Fertility as a population event and phenomenon in which women play a major role is under the influence of various factors. Some factors are dealt with directly and some indirectly and as a ground factors. Affective factors and their quality are discussed in a variety of theories. In this study, some factors have been tested in the fertility of women married at least once. City of Qom has been the center of attention mainly due to the specific circumstances and its religious context. 601 people have been selected from four districts of Qom using a stratified random sample method. Data gathered using the survey method based on quantitative data analysis using SPSS statistical software. Results indicated significant differences for female employment status, household income level, education level and place of birth. These differences are not significant in terms of ideas of gender preference and residing in different regions. There is high correlation between the number of live births, age at first marriage, age of respondents at the time of interview, duration of marriage and child mortality. In general, these results are mostly in line with the findings of other researches in this field and also confirm their results.

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