A study of social-psychological factors affecting fertility and family planning acceptance
Ramesh, B.M.
Iips Newsletter 28(4): 19
1987
PMID: 12281035 Document Number: 354901
With a focus on psychological factors such as satisfaction of basic needs, value orientations and the attitude system as predictors of fertility and contraceptive behavior, this study investigates why some accept and adopt the ideas and means of family planning, while others do not. From a sample of 250 Indian villages a detailed interview schedule was used to collect information regarding the respondents' background characteristics, psychological characteristics and fertility and family planning behavior. Findings suggest that while the socioeconomic characteristics such as place of residence, education, income and socioeconomic status of the individual do have considerable impact on acceptance of family planning and level of fertility, these factors produce their effect mainly through their influence on the psychological factors.