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  • Title: Fertility and family planning behavior linked to residence in Egypt.
    Journal: Newsl Macro Syst Inst Resour Dev Demogr Health Surv; 1995; 7(1):3. PubMed ID: 12319375.
    Abstract:
    The 1992 Egypt Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), implemented by the National Population Council and including a national sample of 9864 ever-married women aged 15-49 and 2466 husbands, yields data indicative of major changes in fertility and family planning behavior in the country, albeit with marked differentials by place of residence. The rate of total fertility has declined to 3.9 births per woman from more than 5 births in 1980, corresponding with an increase in the proportion of couples currently using family planning over the period from 24% in 1980 to 47% in 1992. Almost all couples know about family planning, about 66% have used a method of contraception at some time, and almost all users of family planning employ modern methods, mainly the IUD at 28% and the pill at 13%. There is, however, large variation in levels of fertility and family planning use by residence. A rural woman currently will have an average of 4.9 children, two more than the typical urban woman, while almost 60% of urban women use contraception compared to less than 40% of rural women. Regional differences are also great, with total fertility at 6 births per woman in Upper Egypt and only 2.7 in the Urban Governorates. The use of family planning varies from only 31% in Upper Egypt to 59% in the Urban Governorates. At current levels, despite declines in fertility, the average Egyptian woman has 1.2 births more than she wants; overall, 20% of married women are thought to be in need of family planning. With regard to maternal and child health, estimates suggest that infant mortality was cut in half over the period 1972-92 and tetanus toxoid coverage among mothers increased from 11% in 1988 to 57% in 1992. Many Egyptian women are not, however, receiving adequate maternity care, with approximately 50% of mothers not receiving any antenatal care during pregnancy and only 40% of births assisted by a doctor or nurse. Only two-thirds of children aged 12-23 months are fully immunized. Finally, 24% of children under age five are stunted, indicating the existence of chronic undernutrition.
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