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Article: Family planning and women's lives in rural China.
- Article from:
- International Family Planning Perspectives
- Article date:
- June 1, 2004
- Author:
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CONTEXT: By 1979, China had begun implementing the so-called one-child policy, which severely restricts couples' childbearing. It is important to understand Chinese women's perceptions of how their lives have been affected by this policy and by the use of family planning.
METHODS: Survey and focus group data collected in 1996 and 1998 from women in three Chinese provinces--Jiangsu, Anhui and Yunnan--were used to examine links connecting family planning and childbearing to women's lives within the family, including their relationships with spouses and other family members, and their opportunities for education, employment and social activities.
RESULTS: ...