Explanatory Model of Voluntary Childlessness among Iranian Couples in Tehran: A Grounded Theory Approach

Background: Global and Iranian statistics indicate a rise in the newly emerging phenomenon of voluntary childlessness as a permanent status among couples. Childlessness is one of the main challenges of modern society. In Iran, studies on the process of voluntary permanent childlessness are scarce. T...

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Main Authors: Seyed Ebrahim Ahmadi, Hassan Rafiey, Homeira Sajjadi, Farhad Nosratinejad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2019-11-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://ijms.sums.ac.ir/article_44964_82cf6dc1e11117f447803fe50c2fcacd.pdf