title: Family planning: views of female non-acceptors in rural India.
abstract: A study conducted on eligible rural women who were unwilling to accept family planning methods revealed that many women were concerned about child survival and viewed children as a source of support in old age. Family size was usually decided by in-laws. Pressure from in-laws to have more children was significantly higher in families where the women were less educated or illiterate.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kartikeyan
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Chaturvedi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003267:Contraception / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003625:Data Collection; D003906:Developing Countries; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D012424:Rural Population; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*