Women's Status, Autonomy, and Fertility in Transitional Egypt
General Material Designation
[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Goleen Samari
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Pebley, Anne R.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University of California, Los Angeles
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2015
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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330
GENERAL NOTES
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Committee members: Bourque, Linda B.; Sweeney, Megan M.; Wallace, Steven P.
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-77675-1
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
Ph.D.
Discipline of degree
Public Health 0789
Body granting the degree
University of California, Los Angeles
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2015
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Among the 22 Arab countries, Egypt ranks amongst the worst for the treatment of women. Additionally, in the last 6 years, fertility surged to a 20-year high of 3.5 births per woman. Poorer women's status and autonomy is often linked to high fertility; however, little is known about the factors that shape women's autonomy and fertility in Egypt. This study evaluates determinants of women's autonomy and the relationship between autonomy and fertility over time in a representative, longitudinal sample of women amidst a context of social transition: Arab Spring Egypt.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Womens studies; Middle Eastern Studies; North African Studies; Public health; Demography
UNCONTROLLED SUBJECT TERMS
Subject Term
Social sciences;Health and environmental sciences;Autonomy;Contraceptive use;Egypt;Fertility;Women's status