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  • Title: Family interventions, life cycle, and reproductive behavior of married couples in Thailand.
    Author: Kanjanapan W.
    Journal: Ingu munje nonjip; 1988 Jun; (11):79-102. PubMed ID: 12222435.
    Abstract:
    This paper assessed the role of family in affecting contraceptive and reproductive behavior of married couples. The analysis lies in the broad conceptual framework of the "family of obligations," which included both kinsmen and non-relatives. It was hypothesized that members of the family of obligations had a significant influence upon the married couple's way of life including their fertility behavior. The hypothesized model was tested by using survey data collected in Thailand. The results revealed some interventions exerted by the family on the following matters: marriage, family planning practice, fertility, and sex preference for children. It was observed that the patterns of interventions on contraceptive use and fertility appeared to relate closely to life cycle stages. Additional examination of the impact of family interventions upon married couples' contraceptive practice and actual fertility did not lend support to the hypothesis. Use of contraception was shown to be a direct function of life cycle, implying that practice of family planning was likely to occur when the number of desired family size had been reached. With regard to the influence of family interventions upon fertility, the data indicated that fertility outcomes of married couples affect interventions by the family rather than the reverse. (author's modified)
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