title: Fertility and family planning in the Arab region.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Farid
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D000352:Africa, Northern; D000354:Africa, Western; D001208:Asia; D001211:Asia, Western; D001695:Biology; D001723:Birth Rate; D001942:Breast Feeding; D003267:Contraception; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D003625:Data Collection; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004534:Egypt; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005298:Fertility; D006262:Health; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D007597:Jordan; D008393:Marriage; D008435:Mauritania; D008877:Middle East; D009018:Morocco; D009026:Mortality; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011158:Population Growth; D012106:Research; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D013397:Sudan; D013593:Syria; D014416:Tunisia; D015006:Yemen
keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Arab Countries; Asia; Biology; Breast Feeding; Contraception; Contraceptive Usage; Demographic Factors; Demographic Surveys; Developing Countries; Egypt; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Planning; Family Size; Family Size, Completed; Family Size, Ideal; Fertility Measurements; Fertility Surveys; Fertility--changes; French Speaking Africa; Health; Infant Nutrition; Jordan; Marriage; Marriage Age--changes; Marriage Patterns; Mauritania; Mediterranean Countries; Morocco; Mortality--changes; Northern Africa; Nuptiality; Nutrition; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Growth--changes; Reproductive Behavior; Research Methodology; Sampling Studies; Studies; Sudan; Surveys; Syria; Tunisia; Western Africa; Western Asia; World Fertility Surveys; Yemen