Egypt's population policies and family planning program : a critical examination /

1965, has been fairly successful in increasing the use of

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carr, Aline B., 1964-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1996.
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Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:1965, has been fairly successful in increasing the use of
and community in Egypt, social and political conflicts,
and improperly evaluated. It has emphasized population
basis of demographic, ethnographic, and interview data in
By conducting the evaluation in this manner, I will reveal
calls into question the "success" of Egypt's population
Contrary to other evaluations of family planning in Egypt,
control and the sale of contraceptives while ignoring
cultural beliefs and practices, the importance of the family
disparity between contraceptive prevalence in rural areas as
Egypt's national family planning program, in existence since
environmental problems, and the socioeconomic and health care
evaluate Egypt's national family planning program on the
evaluation which will consider a wide number of
family planning methods and lowering the population growth
intentioned population policy, it has been poorly implemented
needs of Egyptians.
of women in rural Egypt are using a birth control method
opposed to urban areas. This thesis will characterize and
order to: discern the historical development of Egypt's
population policy and its implementation, determine why the
program as a national endeavor and reveals a distinct
program has not reached its goals in rural Egypt, and discuss
rate in Egypt. However, the fact that as few as 10 percent
related factors that influence population growth in Egypt.
sociocultural, environmental, economic, political, and health
that although the Egyptian government may have a well-
the sustainability and policy implications of the program.
this examination will use a holistic, systemic method of
Item Description:"Major subject: Anthropology".
Vita.
Physical Description:vii, 113 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.