title: Trends in fertility and family planning in Jordan.
abstract: A national fertility sample survey conducted in 1972 on the East Bank of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan collected information on fertility levels, desire for additional children, and knowledge and practice of family planning. The data suggest that in Jordan, as in many other developing countries, the fertility rate is extremely high, and that, while rural/urban residence and socio-economic status have no significant influence on fertility, educational attainment of wives does have a marked effect on fertility. The survey results also indicate that, while knowledge of contraception is not lacking, its practice is limited, and that the average ideal family size is lower than the actual size among almost all socioeconomic groups.
mesh_terms: D000029:Abortion, Legal; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003267:Contraception / Q000379:methods; D004522:Educational Status; D005006:Ethnicity; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007597:Jordan; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D009790:Occupations; D011247:Pregnancy; D012036:Refugees; D012067:Religion; D012424:Rural Population; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population