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Showing 1 to 20 of 1332 for “"Fertility"”.
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Essays on Fertility and Fertility Preferences in India
… and individual levels, why contemporary fertility preferences diverge from actual fertility. I use three waves of cross-sectional survey data from the National Family Health Surveys from India (also known as the Indian Demographic and Health Surveys), fielded in 1992-3, 1998-9 and 2005-6 …
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Fertility And Economic Growth
The thesis comprises three chapters which model fertility and economic growth simultaneously in overlapping generations frameworks.;Chapter 1 focuses on the relation between fertility and wage rates and examines the effects on fertility and growth of subsidies for education and for the cost of …
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Fertility differentials in Korea
The data subset obtained from the Korean National Fertility Survey (KNFS), conducted in 1974 as a part of the World Fertility Survey,is analyzed to examine the extent of fertility differentials by socio-economic background and to explain the observed fertility differentials with regard to birth …
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Fertility differentials in Korea
The data subset obtained from the Korean National Fertility Survey (KNFS), conducted in 1974 as a part of the World Fertility Survey,is analyzed to examine the extent of fertility differentials by socio-economic background and to explain the observed fertility differentials with regard to birth …
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The Fertility of Theories
… on three criteria ' simplicity, elegance, and fertility. Fertility has received comparatively little attention in the philosophical literature. A definition of a certain sort of fertility, called P-fertility, proposed by Ernan McMullin, is that it consists in the capacity of a theory to be …
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Deviant fertility in China
… planning programs, this dissertation focuses on fertility behavior which violates family planning regulations in China. The study contributes to a better understanding of the Chinese "deviant" fertility by conceptualizing the phenomenon in a theoretical framework and conducting an empirical …
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Fertility attitudes and behavior: the effects of gender equity on fertility in South Korea
… gender equity and family in shaping lowest-low fertility. Although low fertility is a heated topic in most advanced societies, conventional approaches to low fertility, such as the second demographic transition theory, have predominantly focused on low fertility in Western countries. Recent …
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Fertility Desires and Fertility Control: Young Women's Contraceptive decision-making in Khayelitsha, South Africa
Early fertility remains a public health concern in South Africa, with teenage pregnancy rates remaining high, and more significantly among black adolescent girls of low socioeconomic status. This indicates the unmet need of contraception for adolescent girls. Contraceptive use and non-use by young …
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The Nazirite Vow and Fertility
… Numbers 6. Furthermore, this could suggest that fertility might be an aspect of the Nazirite Vow.
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Women, Fertility and Labor Market
… the role of different factors on female's fertility decisions as well as female labor force participation. This research contains two major parts related to women: first, the impact of State Children Health Insurance (SCHIP) on female's fertility decision is examined. In 1997, Congress …
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Improving female fertility preservation care
Contains fulltext : 129682.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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Fertility and migration in Guyana
This study investigates migrant and non-migrant fertility differences and the relationship between migration and fertility in Guyana. Some attempts are also made to verify the relevance or applicability of the major models seeking to explain the migration-fertility relationship. In this study, …
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Fertility and migration in Guyana
This study investigates migrant and non-migrant fertility differences and the relationship between migration and fertility in Guyana. Some attempts are also made to verify the relevance or applicability of the major models seeking to explain the migration-fertility relationship. In this study, …
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An investigation into the progression of premarital fertility since the onset of Zimbabwe's fertility transition
Premarital fertility, that is, childbearing before first marriage, is an important yet under researched demographic topic in sub-Saharan Africa. In Zimbabwe, the distinction by marital status in fertility research is hardly drawn. Hence, a gap exists in the knowledge of premarital fertility levels. …
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Fertility in Rwanda: Impact of genocide, an ananlysis of fertility before, during and after 1994 genocide
… affected households and families by reducing the fertility rate. Hence the fertility transition in Rwanda was analyzed for the period before, during and after genocide.
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On Marriage Dynamics and Fertility in Malawi: How Does Remarriage Affect Fertility Preferences and Childbearing Behaviour?
The interplay between remarriage and fertility is among the most poorly documented subjects in sub-Saharan Africa, yet remarriage is one of the fundamental aspects of marriage dynamics in the region. Referring to classical demographic and statistical techniques, this research uses data collected …
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Fertility differentials in South Africa: effects of race on fertility, evidence from National Income Dynamic Survey
… DHS, the use of race as a determinant of fertility seems plausible. With adequate data on social and economic factors, we use the NIDS survey to assess the effects of race on fertility after adequately controlling for social and economic factors. A logistic regression model is applied to …
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Effects of cocaine on male fertility
… the adverse effects of cocaine on male fertility and to identify the mechanisms of action of cocaine on testicular function. Materials and Methods: Peripubertal male rats were given cocaine hydrochloride (15 mg./kg body weight, corresponding to an average single dose for a heavy cocaine …
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