title: Socio-medical factors affecting the utilization of different contraceptive methods at Al-Azhar rural family health clinic.
abstract: "The present study aimed at assessing the patterns of contraceptive use by rural women.  1,781 married, sexually active women, were interviewed.... They were served by the Family Health Clinic in Tokh El-Karamos Centre in El-Sharkia Governorate [Egypt].  They were classified according to the type of contraceptive method used.  There were statistically significant differences of method users according to the level of education, occupation, history of pregnancy wastage, time lag between last labour and administration, breast feeding, menstrual characters and the type of last method used."
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Younis
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Abou El-ela
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sultan
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: El-maaddawi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: El-masry
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous; D000349:Africa; D000352:Africa, Northern; D001942:Breast Feeding; D003267:Contraception; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004194:Disease; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D004534:Egypt; D005193:Family Planning Services; D006262:Health; D006285:Health Planning; D006280:Health Workforce; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D008598:Menstruation; D008877:Middle East; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D009790:Occupations; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D012098:Reproduction; D012424:Rural Population; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Abortion, Spontaneous; Africa; Arab Countries; Breast Feeding; Contraception; Contraceptive Methods Chosen; Contraceptive Usage; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diseases; Economic Factors; Educational Status; Egypt; Family Planning; Family Planning Programs; Health; Human Resources; Infant Nutrition; Mediterranean Countries; Menstruation; Northern Africa; Nutrition; Occupations; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Pregnancy Complications; Reproduction; Research Report; Rural Population; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Time Factors