Fewer children, better life or 'as many as God want'? Family planning among low-income Iranian and Afghan refugee families in Isfahan, Iran

Dublin Core

Title

Fewer children, better life or 'as many as God want'? Family planning among low-income Iranian and Afghan refugee families in Isfahan, Iran

Author

Tober, Diane M.
Taghdisi, Mohammad-Hossein
Jalali, Mohammad

Publisher

2006/03/00

Language

English

Publication Date

20060300

Primary Classification

13.3

Secondary Classification

13.3;1.2;11.1;21.7

Primary keywords

contraception--[pri];ethnic groups--[pri];family planning--[pri];knowledge, attitudes, practice--[pri];refugees--[pri];socioeconomic factors--[pri]

Secondary keywords

choice behavior;comparative studies;culture;fatwa;health services accessibility;ijithad;interviews;Islamic ethics;Koran;maternal health;men;minority groups;Muslims;patient education;population control;program descriptions;public policy;reproduction;reproductive health services;rural population;sunna;urban population;voluntary sterilization;women

Subject

Iran--[pri];Shiites--[pri]

Subject

Afghanistan;Kurds;Sunnis

Journal Article

Medical Anthropology Quarterly2006 March; 20(1):50-71

Call Number

citation

Bibliography

27 refs.

ISSN

15481387 (online);07455194 (print)

Collection

Citation

“Fewer children, better life or 'as many as God want'? Family planning among low-income Iranian and Afghan refugee families in Isfahan, Iran,” Islamic Medical & Scientific Ethics, accessed January 24, 2025, https://imse.ibp.georgetown.domains/items/show/35108.