An evaluation of the population and development program in Egypt
Stycos, J.M.; Sayed, H.A.; Avery, R.
Demography 22(3): 431-443
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0070-3370 PMID: 4043454 DOI: 10.2307/2061070Document Number: 415913
Previous rural surveys analyzing the impact of the Egyptian Population and Development Program on KAP variables (knowledge, attitudes, and practices of contraception) have produced mixed results. In 1982 a survey specifically designed to measure program impact contained refinements in questionnaire measurement, sampling, and analysis. Each refinement intensified the apparent program impact. Fertility itself still appears unresponsive, and attitudes toward family size have changed little, but marked differences between program and nonprogram areas in contraceptive knowledge, attitudes, and practice suggest imminent fertility declines in program areas.