Reproductive intentions of women who experienced high fertility in a major urban center
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https://doi.org/10.1590/sausoc.v22i3.76486Abstract
This quantitative and population-based study aimed to identify reproductive intentions of women with five or more children living in Curitiba, Paraná. 441 women were interviewed in their homes between the years 2006 to 2008. Frequencies were calculated, as well as Student's t test and Spearman coefficient for some variables. To analyse the open questions it was used content analysis and worked out tables with categories , their frequencies and percentages. The study revealed that for 51% of women the ideal number of children would have been two children; 10% had the number of children they wanted. In 113 cases (40.4%) the husbands would rather have a larger number of children than women. Difficulties were identified in the definition and achievement of desired fertility, besides failures in reproductive health care and social and gender inequalities. Health managers should monitor the differentials in fertility rates in order to pursue social justice and ensure human rights, as well as sexual and reproductive rights in Brazil.Downloads
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2013-09-01
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Reproductive intentions of women who experienced high fertility in a major urban center. (2013). Saúde E Sociedade, 22(3), 903-915. https://doi.org/10.1590/sausoc.v22i3.76486