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[Responsible parenthood and attitude to procreation].

R Díaz Guerero, M Luisa Morales

    Neurologia, Neurocirugia, Psiquiatria
    |January 1, 1976
    PubMed
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    Responsible parenthood for women in Mexico primarily means understanding children and providing better education, not family planning. This insight can improve government education campaigns.

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    Area of Science:

    • Social Psychology
    • Sociology
    • Demographics

    Background:

    • Understanding perceptions of responsible parenthood is crucial for effective public health and education initiatives.
    • The Mexican Government Education Campaign aimed to decrease the national birth rate.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explore the meaning of responsible parenthood among Mexican university female students and working-class women.
    • To determine if responsible parenthood is perceived as child development or family planning.

    Main Methods:

    • A modified semantic differential scale with 10 questions was employed.
    • Factor analysis was used to analyze the data from 137 university students and 142 working-class women.

    Main Results:

    Keywords:
    Age FactorsAmericasAttitudeBehaviorDeveloping CountriesEducational StatusFamily PlanningLatin AmericaMexicoNorth AmericaPsychological FactorsResearch MethodologySampling StudiesSocioeconomic StatusStudiesSurveysTerminology

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  • Both university and working-class women primarily associate responsible parenthood with better understanding and education for children.
  • A small proportion of university women linked responsible parenthood to family planning.

    • Conclusions:

    • The study's findings suggest that current government campaigns may not align with the primary understanding of responsible parenthood.
    • Recommendations are provided to enhance the effectiveness of the Mexican Government Education Campaign based on these perceptions.