Table 2.

Extracted theme, categories and subcategories of the main strategies for increasing fertility rate n Iran

Theme	Category	Subcategory
Improving infrastructures	Removing obstacle to marriage	Cultural issues
		Creating job opportunities and economic security
		Managing the housing market
	Improving women’s working practices	Decreasing women’s workload
		Job security and maternal leave
	Care services and training for the future generation	Improving child care services and securing the future
		Improving educational and training services for the future generation
	Training and consulting	happy marriage education
		Reproductive health
		Family planning consultation
		Community involvement
	Research	Evaluation of the interventions
		Causes of fertility reduction
		Grounds for divorce and planning preventive measures
	Improving services	Developing the underprivileged areas
		Birth control services