Spatial variation in the use of family planning methods in ‎Anbar ‎Governorate

Khalaf ‎, Luma Eid; Mohammad Makhlef Al- Adwan, Ayad

doi:10.37653/juah.2024.184619

	Spatial variation in the use of family planning methods in ‎Anbar ‎Governorate
Journal of University of Anbar for Humanities
Article 13, Volume 2024, Issue 3, September 2024, Pages 1476-1494 PDF (2 M)
Document Type: Research Paper
DOI: 10.37653/juah.2024.184619
Authors
Luma Eid Khalaf ‎^* ¹; Ayad Mohammad Makhlef Al- Adwan^* ²
¹University of AnbarUniversity of Anbar ‎ - College of Education for ‎Humanities
²University of Anbar – College of Education Humanities
Abstract
Objectives: To minimize the number of family size in Anbar province, this study aimed to measure the impact of family planning on family size. Methodology: The research relied on the analytical-deductive approach, as well as the field study during 2021‎‏.‏ ‏‏Results: After analyzing the data, the results showed that the percentage of heads of households who use contraceptives in Anbar ‎Governorate was (46.8%), of which (53.8%) are in urban areas and (39.2%) are in rural ‎areas. The percentage of use of these methods varied between the districts of Anbar ‎Governorate, as Rawah District recorded the highest percentage (61.9%), while Al-‎Amiriya District recorded the lowest percentage (35.8%). The most important motives ‎that led heads of households to plan their families were economic motives in urban ‎and rural areas, followed by housing in urban areas and raising children better in rural ‎areas‏. ‏ Conclusion: It can be concluded that the most important motives that drive heads of households to follow family ‎planning programs, the most important of which is reducing the family's economic ‎burdens, with a percentage of (39.8%) of families following the program for this ‎reason, while the housing motive occupied a percentage of (23.5%), and better ‎upbringing of children with a percentage of (20.7%), while the other reasons came ‎with a percentage of (2.5%).‎
Keywords
family; spatial disparity; family planning

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