Fertility Regulation in a Declining State Socialist Economy: Bulgaria, 1976-1995

Carlson, Elwood; Omori, Megumi

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“…Unfortunately, there is no information on the availability and use of contraception and abortion for Bulgarian immigrants in Greece. However, analyses based on surveys conducted in Bulgaria-such as the World Fertility Survey (1976), the Women in the Transition Survey (1995) and Bulgarian Reproductive Health Survey (2000)-show that both modern methods of contraception and induced abortion have been the main forms of fertility regulation, leading to an early onset and termination of reproduction (Carlson and Lamb 2001;Carlson and Megumi 1998).…”

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Native and Migrant Fertility Patterns in Greece: A Cohort Approach

2007

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Native and Migrant Fertility Patterns in Greece: A Cohort Approach

2007

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“…Only withdrawal rates in selected countries in Eastern Europe such as Bulgaria at 35% surpass it 3 . In the developing world, these rates are substantially lower, with Mauritius at 16% and Vietnam at 11% 4 .…”

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A closer look at traditional contraceptive use in Turkey

Ergocmen

Koç

Senlet³

et al. 2004

The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health

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Withdrawal is the main method used amongst couples in Turkey to prevent pregnancy. Discontinuation of use is most likely to be due to the desire to become pregnant or failure of the method. Withdrawal users are less likely to switch to another contraceptive method; however, among users who do switch, they will most likely switch to a modem method. The strongest three determinants that predict withdrawal use are using withdrawal as one's first method, the woman's age, and the husband's education. The woman's work status and the couple's ethnicity are also important predictors of withdrawal use. Family planning programs should target different segments of the population and focus on correct knowledge of all methods. Results indicate that men and women need to learn about family planning options earlier in their lives or prior to marriage.

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“…Our first question relates to the fact that factors of the TPB can be useful, simultaneously, in the study of parity-progression fertility intentions in a context of high-level contraception (Carlson and Omori 1998) and lowest-low fertility. A further specification of this question is related to the importance of these factors as intermediate factors, i.e.…”

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Attitudes, Norms and Perceived Behavioural Control: Explaining Fertility Intentions in Bulgaria

Billari¹,

Philipov²,

Testa³

2009

Eur J Population

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In this article, we study fertility decision-making through timing parity-progression intentions. The theoretical framework builds on Ajzen's socialpsychological ''Theory of Planned Behavior'': intentions are seen as directly dependent on three components: attitudes, norms and perceived behavioural control. We study the case of Bulgaria, a ''lowest-low'' fertility country. In 2002, a sample survey containing a specially designed module was conducted. This module included an implementation of our framework, with a special attention to the links between normative pressure and the social network of respondents. Results show that the three components are broadly predictive of fertility intentions. More specifically, attitudes are more relevant than norms for higher parities. Socio-economic, ideational, psychological and social capital-based factors are relevant background determinants.Keywords Fertility intentions Á Theory of planned behavior Á Bulgaria Á Lowest-low fertility Á Norms Résumé Dans cet article, nous étudions les décisions en matière de fécondité à l'aide des intentions d'agrandissement avec référence temporelle. Le cadre conceptuel est celui de la théorie psychosociologique du comportement prévu d'Ajzen, selon laquelle les intentions dépendent de façon directe de trois éléments : les attitudes, les normes et le contrôle perçu du comportement. L'étude concerne la Bulgarie, un pays dont la fécondité est des plus basses. En 2002, une enquête par sondage comportant un module de questions construit à cette fin a été menée. Ce 123Eur J Population (2009( ) 25:439-465 DOI 10.1007 module comprenait les éléments pour mettre en oeuvre notre cadre conceptuel, en accordant une attention particulière aux liens entre la pression normative et le réseau social des enquêtés. Les résultats montrent que les trois éléments de la théorie sont des facteurs de prédiction des intentions de fécondité. Plus spécifiquement, les attitudes sont plus pertinentes que les normes pour le passage au deuxième enfant. Les facteurs socio-économiques, idéationnels, psychologiques et ceux basés sur le capital social sont pertinents comme déterminants de contexte.

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Fertility Regulation in a Declining State Socialist Economy: Bulgaria, 1976-1995

Cited by 27 publications

References 1 publication

Native and Migrant Fertility Patterns in Greece: A Cohort Approach

Native and Migrant Fertility Patterns in Greece: A Cohort Approach

A closer look at traditional contraceptive use in Turkey

Attitudes, Norms and Perceived Behavioural Control: Explaining Fertility Intentions in Bulgaria

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