Social capital and fertility behaviors among female workers in healthcare settings: study protocol of a sequential explanatory mixed methods study

• Main Authors: Mojgan Firouzbakht (Author), Aram Tirgar (Author), Karimollah Hajian-Tilaki (Author), Abbas Ebadi (Author), Fatemeh Bakouei (Author), Maryam Nikpour (Author), Mohammad Esmaeil Riahi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Fertility rate in Iran has decreased by more than 70% in the last three decades. Continuous decrease in fertility rate will create socioeconomic crises for the country in a near future. A significant factor behind fertility behaviors is women's attitudes towards maternal and...