Parity Progression Ratio Dynamics, Determinants, and Policy Approaches: A Study in Isfahan in ۲۰۲۰

Background and aims: The fertility trend in Isfahan, as in other parts of the country, has decreasedsignificantly in recent years. This study aimed to investigate the parity progression ratio (PPR) andfactors affecting fertility.Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that was conducted using a researcher-made questionnaire.Moreover, the study method was a survey, and the sample size included ۶۶۲ married women aged ۱۵to ۴۹ years. The study also employed a multi-stage cluster sampling method.Results: The results revealed that the cumulative fertility rate ((CFR = ۱.۵) has decreased in Isfahan.There was also a significant relationship between the number of children with abortion (P = ۰.۰۰۱),education (P = ۰.۰۰۰), and employment of women (P = ۰.۰۲). The results of multivariate regression withthe control of women’s job type also indicated that the variables of the age of marriage and literacyof women (r = ۰.۳۵۵, P < ۰.۰۵) in householders, age of marriage (r = ۰.۲۸۶, P = ۰.۰۰) in unemployed,and literacy of women (r = ۰.۳۳۶, P = ۰.۰۱۶) in employed women have the highest explanation inchildbearing.Conclusion: To increase fertility and childbearing, more attention should be paid to economic issues,inflation reduction, and employment rise so that we can witness an increase in marriage, followed bychildbearing to the level of succession. The best way to maintain the level of substitution is the full andcomprehensive implementation of population policies and the implementation of adaptive policiesappropriate to the level of fertility.

کلیدواژه ها:

Parity progression ratio ، Fertility ، Population policies ، Total fertility ، Parity ، Birth order