2025 \u00a0Erfani, Amir<\/strong> & Leandra Pilon. “Gender equality in the division of housework and fertility intentions in Canada: The moderating effect of employment and education<\/a>.” Journal of Family Issues<\/em>, 46(5):784-804.<\/p>\n 2024 Dastyar, Vahid, Mohammad Esmaeil Riahi, Amir Erfani<\/strong>, Mahmoud Sharepour. \u201cValidity and reliability of the physical disability stigma questionnaire<\/a>.\u201d Armaghane-danesh<\/em>\u00a0 2024; 29(5): 754-778.<\/p>\n 2024 Hosseini, Hatam, Amir Erfani<\/strong>, Shakiba Jahangiri. “Reasons and correlates of the intention to remain childless in the city of Hamadan, Iran<\/a>” Iranian Population Studies Journal<\/em>, 8(1): 75-111.<\/p>\n 2024 Odd, Megan, Amir Erfani<\/strong>. Factors associated with homelessness experiences amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada<\/a>, PLOS ONE<\/em> 19(7): e0305485.<\/p>\n 2023 Odd, Megan, Amir Erfani<\/strong>. “Homelessness in the District of Nipissing of Ontario, Canada before, at the onset and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A trend analysis (2018-2021)<\/a>.” BMC Public Health\u00a0<\/em>23, 1388 (2023).<\/p>\n 2023 Erfani, Amir<\/strong>, Kolahi, Ali-Asghar. Reasons for high prevalence of contraceptive withdrawal in Tehran, Iran<\/a>. Scientific Reports<\/em> 13, 10525 (2023).<\/p>\n 2023 Babak Moeini, Amir Erfani<\/strong>, Majid Barati, Amin Doosti\u2011Irani, Hatam Hosseini, Mokhtar Soheylizad. “Development and psychometric properties of extended theory of planned behavior questionnaire for childbearing intentions and behaviors in Iran<\/a>.” Korean Journal of Family Medicine<\/em> 44(2):109-116.<\/p>\n 2022 Babak Moeini, Amir Erfani<\/strong>, Majid Barati, Amin Doosti\u2011Irani, Hatam Hosseini, Mokhtar Soheylizad. \u201cUnderstanding the rationales behind childbearing: a qualitative study based on extended theory of planned behavior<\/a>.\u201d Journal of Education and Health Promotion<\/em>, 11:119.<\/p>\n 2022 Erfani, Amir<\/strong> & Roya Jahanbakhsh. \u201cDo spousal intimate relationships affect fertility intentions and preferences?<\/a>\u201d Journal of Family Issues, <\/em>43(4) 1117-1135.<\/p>\n 2021 Sheidanik, Sepideh, Mitra Savabi\u2011Esfahani, Amir Ghamarani, Amir Erfani<\/strong>. \u201cThe association of psychological well-being and fertility intention in parents of children with intellectual disability: A foundation for reproductive education<\/a>.\u201d Journal of Education and Health Promotion<\/em> 2021;10:13.<\/p>\n 2021 Erfani, Amir<\/strong>. \u201cDeterminants of induced abortion in Tehran, Iran: the role of contraceptive failure.<\/a>\u201d European journal of contraception & reproductive health care <\/em>26(3): 233-239.<\/p>\n 2020 Erfani, Amir<\/strong>, Roya Jahanbakhsh, Abdol-Hossein Kalantari. \u201cIndividualism and fertility intentions<\/a>.\u201d Journal of Population Association of Iran<\/em> 15(29): 239-264.<\/p>\n 2020 Erfani, Amir<\/strong> and Javad Shojaei. \u201cShifts in contraceptive use in the city of Tehran, Iran: 2000-2014<\/a>.\u201d \u00a0Avicenna Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Care<\/em> 28 (1):54-64.<\/p>\n 2019 Shojaei, Javad and Amir Erfani<\/strong>. \u201cSingle-child families in Iran: trends and patterns<\/a>.\u201d Quarterly Journal of Social Sciences (<\/em>Allameh Tabataba\u2019i University), 26(85): 89-105.<\/p>\n 2019 Erfani, Amir<\/strong>. “Iran\u2019s second demographic transition and below-replacement fertility: Implications for population policies<\/a>. Istanbul University Journal of Sociology<\/em>\u00a039(2), 475-478.<\/p>\n 2019 Erfani, Amir<\/strong> and Javad Shojaei. \u201cReasons for intending to have no children in Tehran, Iran<\/a>.\u201d Community Health<\/em>. 6(2):116-29.<\/p>\n 2019\u00a0Erfani, Amir<\/strong>, Hatam Hosseini, and Marzieh Nojomi. \u201cUninteded pregnacies in Hamedan, Iran: Levels and Determinants<\/a>,\u201d Women and Health.<\/em> 59(3): 318-333.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n 2019 Erfani, Amir<\/strong>. \u201cPolicy implications of cultural shifts and enduring low fertility in Iran<\/a>.\u201d Community Health<\/em>. 6(2):112-15.<\/p>\n 2018 Nasri, Sanaz, Hatam Hosseini, Amir Erfani<\/strong>. \u201cEthnic Differences in Demand for Long acting and Permanent Contraceptive Methods among Kurds and Turks Women in Urmia, Iran<\/a>\u201d.\u00a0Journal of Population Association of Iran, <\/em>11(22): 83-117.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n 2018 Erfani, Amir<\/strong> and Javad Shojaei. \u201cLiving conditions and ideal number of children in Tehran, Iran<\/a>\u201d. \u00a0\u00a0Health Monitor <\/em>(Journal of the Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research), 17(3): 307-314.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n 2018 Erfani, Amir<\/strong> and Javad Shojaei. “New Evidence on Induced Abortion in Tehran, Iran: Rates, Causes, and Changes<\/a>“. The Iranian Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility<\/em>, 21(3):64-77.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n 2018 Abachizadeh, Kambiz, Abdorreza Moradi-Kouchi, Ali Ghanbari-Motlagh, Ahmad Kousha, Reza Shekarriz-Foumani, Amir Erfani<\/strong>. \u201cBreast cancer in Iran: levels, variations and correlates<\/a>\u201d. Community Health \u00a0<\/em>5(1): 11-21.<\/p>\n 2018 Erfani, Amir,<\/strong> Marzieh Nojomi and Hatam Hosseni. \u201cProlonged birth intervals in Hamedan, Iran: variations and determinants<\/a>,\u201dJournal of Biosocial Science<\/em> 50(4): 457-471.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n 2017 Hosseni, Hatam, Amir Erfani <\/strong>and Marzieh Nojomi. \u201cFactors associated with the incidence of induced abortion in Hamedan, Iran<\/a>,\u201d Archives of Iranian medicine\u00a0<\/em>20(5):282 \u2013 287.<\/p>\n 2017 Erfani, Amir<\/strong>. \u201cLow fertility intention in Tehran, Iran: The role of attitudes, norms, and perceived behavioral control<\/a>,\u201d Journal of Biosocial Science<\/em>, 49(3): 292\u2013308.<\/p>\n 2017 Erfani, Amir<\/strong>. \u201cCurbing publicly-funded family planning services in Iran: Who is affected?<\/a>\u201d Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care<\/em> 43(1): 37-43.<\/p>\n 2016 Erfani, Amir<\/strong> and Javad Shojaei. \u201cProximate determinants of fertility intentions in Tehran, Iran<\/a>,\u201d Journal of Population Association of Iran <\/em>10(20): 188-211.<\/p>\n 2016 Erfani, Amir<\/strong>. \u201cLevels, Trends and Correlates of Abortion in Tehran, Iran: 2009\u20132014<\/a>,\u201d International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health<\/em> 42(2):93-101.<\/p>\n 2015 Erfani, Amir<\/strong>. \u201cCurbing family planning in Iran: an appraisal of Bill 446<\/a>,\u201d Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care<\/em> 41(4):317-318.<\/p>\n 2015 Muhammad Munib Raza and Amir Erfani<\/strong>. \u201cThe earnings differences among second generation South Asians<\/a>,\u201d South Asian Diaspora<\/em>\u00a07(2):149-165.<\/p>\n 2015 Erfani, Amir<\/strong>. “Family planning and women’s educational advancement in Iran<\/a>,” Canadian Studies in\u00a0Population\u00a0<\/em>42(1-2):35-52.<\/p>\n 2014 Erfani, Amir<\/strong>.\u00a0 \u201cLocalization of determinants of fertility through measurement adaptations in developing-country settings: The case of Iran<\/a>\u201d International Journal of Health Policy and Management<\/em> 3(7): 413\u2013415.<\/p>\n 2014 Hosseini, Hatam and Amir Erfani<\/strong>. \u201cEthnic differences in the attitudes and practice of consanguineous marriage among Kurds and Turks in Uromiyeh District, Iran<\/a>,\u201dJournal of Comparative Family Studies<\/em> 45(3): 389-403.<\/p>\n 2014 Erfani, Amir<\/strong> and Kevin McQuillan. “The changing timing of births in Iran: An explanation on the rise and fall in fertility after the 1979 Islamic Revolution<\/a>,” Biodemography and Social Biology<\/em> 60:67-86.<\/p>\n 2013 Erfani, Amir<\/strong>. “Fertility in Tehran City and Iran: Rates, trends and differentials (\u0641\u0627\u0631\u0633\u06cc)<\/a>,” Population Studies<\/em> 1(1): 87-107 [in Persian].<\/p>\n 2013 Erfani, Amir<\/strong>. “Levels, trends, and determinants of unintended pregnancy in Iran: The role of contraceptive failures<\/a>,” Studies in Family Planning<\/em> 44(3): 299-317.<\/p>\n 2012 Erfani, Amir<\/strong> and and \u0130lknur Yuksel-Kaptanoglu. <\/span> \u201cThe use of withdrawal among birth limiters in Iran and Turkey<\/a>,\u201d Studies in Family Planning, 43(1): 21-32.<\/p>\n 2012 Erfani, Amir<\/strong>. \u201cFactors associated with the use of withdrawal in Iran: Do fertility intentions matter?<\/a>\u201d Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 43(2):301-312.<\/p>\n 2012 Hosseini, Hatam, Amir Erfani<\/strong>, Soleiman Pakseresht, and Balal Bagi. \u201cUnmet needs for reproductive health among Kurdish women in the city of Mahabad, Iran<\/a>,\u201d Women in Development & Politics<\/em>, 2(10):65-86 [in Persian]<\/p>\n 2011 Erfani, Amir<\/strong>. \u201cInduced abortion in Tehran, Iran: Estimated rates and correlates<\/a>,\u201d International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 37(3):134\u2013142.<\/p>\n 2009 Erfani, Amir<\/strong> and Roderic Beaujot. \u201cAttitudes toward childbearing outside of marriage in Canada<\/a>,\u201d Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 40 (5):759-773.<\/p>\n 2008 Erfani, Amir<\/strong> and Kevin McQuillan. \u201cLifetime abortion rate in Iran is estimated to be one per four women<\/a>,\u201d International Family Planning Perspectives, 34 (3): 147 [Digested by H. Hall]<\/p>\n 2008 Erfani, Amir<\/strong> and Kevin McQuillan. \u201cRates of induced abortion in Iran: the roles of contraceptive use and religiosity<\/a>,\u201d Studies in Family Planning, 39(2):111-122.<\/p>\n 2008 Erfani, Amir<\/strong> and Kevin McQuillan. \u201cRapid fertility decline in Iran: Analysis of intermediate variables<\/a>,\u201d Journal of Biosocial Science, 40(3): 459-478.<\/p>\n 2006 Erfani, Amir<\/strong> and Roderic Beaujot. \u201cFamilial orientation and the rationales of childbearing behaviour<\/a>,\u201d Canadian Studies in Population, 33(1): 49-67.<\/p>\n 2013 Erfani, Amir<\/strong>. Review of Population and Society: An Introduction to Demography<\/a><\/em> by Dudley L. Poston and Leon F. Bouvier (2010). Canadian Studies in Population <\/em>40(1-2):115-116.<\/em><\/p>\n 2011 Erfani, Amir<\/strong>. Review of The Fertility Transition in Iran: Revolution and Reproduction<\/a> by Mohammad Jalal Abbasi-Shavazi, Peter McDonald, and Meimanat Hosseini-Chavoshi (2009). Canadian Studies in Population , 38(1-2):203\u2013205.<\/p>\n 2016 Nojomi, Marzieh, Amir Erfani<\/strong>, Hatam Hosseini. Determinants of unwanted pregnancy, induced abortion, and inequality in birth intervals among married women in the city of Hamedan, Iran. Iran University of Medical Sciences: Tehran, Iran, 85 pages(Commissioned report in Persian).<\/p>\n 2015 Erfani, Amir<\/strong>. Tehran Survey of Fertility, 2014: Final report<\/a>. National Population Studies and Comprehensive Management Institute: Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology, Tehran, Iran, 127 pages (Commissioned report in Persian).<\/p>\n 2013 Erfani, Amir<\/strong>. Tehran Survey of Fertility Intentions, 2013: Final report (\u0641\u0627\u0631\u0633\u06cc)<\/a>. Population Studies and Research Center in Asia and Pacific: Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology, Tehran, Iran, 123 pages (Commissioned report in Persian).<\/p>\n 2010 Erfani, Amir<\/strong>. Tehran Survey of Fertility, 2009<\/a>. Population Studies and Research Center in Asia and Pacific, Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology: Tehran, Iran, 86 pages (Commissioned report).<\/p>\n 2012 Erfani, Amir<\/strong>. \u201cThe Impact of family planning on women\u2019s educational advancement in Tehran, Iran<\/a>\u201d. International Center for Research on Women Fertility & Empowerment Working Paper Series. 008-2012-ICRW-FE. Pages 1-27.<\/p>\n 2010 Erfani, Amir<\/strong>. \u201cThe use of withdrawal among birth limiters in Iran and Turkey<\/a>,\u201d DHS Working Papers No. 71. Calverton, Maryland, USA: ICF Macro.<\/p>\n 2008 Erfani, Amir<\/strong>. \u201cAbortion in Iran: what do we know?<\/a>\u201d Discussion Paper no. 08-01, Population Studies Center (PSC), University of Western Ontario.<\/p>\n 2007 Erfani, Amir<\/strong> and Beaujot, Roderic. \u201cDeterminants of attitudes toward having children outside marriage<\/a>,\u201d PSC Discussion Papers Series: Vol. 21: Iss. 1, Article 1.<\/p>\n 2005 Erfani, Amir<\/strong> and Beaujot, Roderic. \u201cFamilial orientations and the rationales for childbearing behaviour<\/a>,\u201d PSC Discussion Papers Series: Vol. 19: Iss. 7, Article 1.<\/p>\n 2005 Erfani, Amir<\/strong>. \u201cShifts in social development and fertility decline in Iran: A cluster analysis of provinces, 1986-1996<\/a>,\u201d PSC Discussion Papers Series: Vol. 19: Iss. 12, Article 1.<\/p>\n 2004 Beaujot, Roderic and Erfani, Amir<\/strong>. \u201cAttitudes that differentiate alternative family sizes<\/a>,\u201d PSC Discussion Papers Series: Vol. 18: Iss. 2, Article 1.<\/p>\n If you do not have access to the above-listed works, you can write to me (amire@nipissingu.ca) to request a copy of the PDF.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Refereed Articles 2025 \u00a0Erfani, Amir & Leandra Pilon. “Gender equality in the division of housework and fertility intentions in Canada: The moderating effect of employment and education.” Journal of Family Issues, 46(5):784-804. 2024 Dastyar, Vahid, Mohammad Esmaeil Riahi, Amir Erfani, … Continue reading Book Review<\/h2>\n
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