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Amir Erfani is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Nipissing University, with expertise in the social and technical demography, quantitative research methods, and social statistics. He received his BA in Social Research and MA in Demography from the University of Tehran, and his PhD. in Sociology from the University of Western Ontario. His recent works examine childbearing behavior and intention of Canadians, especially in relation to family transformation, and determinants of rapid fertility decline in Iran. Currently, he is the principal investigator of two projects, funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), that study failure rates, determinants and rationales of the high use of withdrawal (coitus interrupts), and examine the impact of family planning on women’s socioeconomic empowerment in Iran. His recent work, The Use of Withdrawal among Birth Limiters in Iran and Turkey, appeared in Studies in Family Planning, and another work, Induced Abortion in Tehran, Iran: Estimated Rates and Correlates, was recently published by International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health.
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