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KMID : 0896219840080010443
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Journal of Daegu Health College
1984 Volume.8 No. 1 p.443 ~ p.461
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A Survey On Family Planning. Its Realities & Responses In the Area of Pohang City
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Heo Young-Boo
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Abstract
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Ⅰ. Aims This study is to provide some help for the conceivable, population in their problem-solving on the family planning, and to obtain some basic informations for the family planning project in the community. Ⅱ. Objects The objects in this study were conceivable population of 324 females randomly selected from public officials’ apartment houses and some neighboring private houses at Daeshin Dong in Pohang City. Ⅲ. Method The method used was through questionnaires on which the objects were asked present realities and attitudes toward family planning. The objects were home-visited and interviewed with the questionnaires daring the period from july 20 to Augest 10, 1978. The main features to be expected are : 1. general characteristics of the objects. 2. their attitudes toward the number of children. 3. what they know and think about family planning 4. realities of agreement with husband on family planning Ⅳ. Conclusions 1. General characteristics of the objects 1) Age Distribution 25-29 years old : 30.2% 30-34 years old: 23.7% others : 46.1% The average age of the objects was 21.6. 2) Educational Background high school and above : 71.9% low as or lower than middle school : 28.1% Nearly all of the women between 25 and 29 of age were in the first group. 3) Living Standard high leavel : 17.9% middle : 52.2% low : 29.9% 4) Married Age 20-24 : 61.1% 25-29 : 36.1% others : 7.8% The current average marrying age of Korean female is 22. 2. Attitudes toward the number of children 1) The present number of children one child : 22.8% two children: 30.9% three 〃 : 27.4% more than : 10.9% 2) Additional number of children desired Among 182 (56.2%) out of 324, they wanted one more child : 39.4% two more : 37.8% 3) Ideal number of children. one child : 6.8% two children : 33.6% three 〃 : 34.9 % This shows that most of the object want to have 2 or 3 children. 3. The Attitudes toward Family Planning 1) Conception experiences never : 2.8% once : 20.6% twice : 23.5% thrice : 25.9% more than : 27.2% 2) Artificial abortion Experiences once : 25.3% twice : 15.7% thrice : 7.4% More than the half of the objects have experienced the abortion. 3) Reasons of Abortion conception control : 60.0% economic reasons : 14.7% maternal health : 13.7% 4) Birth Controlling in practice: 42.3% planning to : 25.6% The 67.9% are expected to practice conception control. Among the non-practicing group. 18.3% are in pregnancy and 20.2% are desiring male child. 4. Realities of Agreement on family planning between spouses 1) Determining the number of children by areement with husband : 55.3 % by husband only : 25.9% by wife only : 14.5 % by husband’s parents : 4.3 % 2) Frequency of Talks on Birth Control once a week : 34.1% once a month : 17.2% seldom : 29.5% never : 19.2% In general they showed much interest in birth control. 3) agreement with husband on conception control agreed : 74.3% not : 25.7%
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