title: Reproductive behaviour in women in Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran.
abstract: Data on the reproductive behaviour of women in Shiraz are presented. A total of 9934 randomly selected women aged > or = 35 years of all socioeconomic levels were interviewed. The mean age at menarche +/- standard deviation was 13.96 +/- 1.23 years, mean age at first marriage was 17.10 +/- 4.24 years and mean age at first pregnancy was 19.50 +/- 3.90 years. The mean number of children was 4.56 +/- 1.70 children, although for illiterate women it was 6.76 +/- 1.76 children and for high-school- or university-educated women it was 3.36 +/- 1.70 children. The mean age at menopause was 47.80 +/- 3.78 years.
authors.affiliation: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kazerooni
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Talei
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sadeghi-Hassanabadi
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Arasteh
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Saalabian
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003268:Contraception Behavior / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017533:Marital Status / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008423:Maternal Age; D008572:Menarche; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012098:Reproduction; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014930:Women / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*