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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Total fertility rate"”.
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The United Nations Fund For Population Activities: Changing The Direction Of The Total Fertility Rate In Developing Nations
… research investigating factors affecting the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in six (6) states: Burkina Faso, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, the Philippines, and Uganda. The present research, however, provides a broader assessment of the TFR and the potential causes of its decline by examining countries …
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The effects of family planning type and prevalent use on fertility and under-five mortality in Tanzania.
… Voluntary family planning (FP) is the best strategy to curb population growth. However, contraception availability varies across regions. This study accounts for the regional context in which contraceptive choices -- and reproductive outcomes -- occur. Its research question, then, is: what is …
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A decomposition analysis of fertility rate in South Africa by population - groups and provinces
This study is about examining how fertility in South Africa is affected by changes in marriage patterns, changes in marriage fertility, non-marital fertility and age sex structure, across Provinces and Population groups. South Africa has experienced a decrease in fertility since the 1960s. South …
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Assessment of subnational level birth registration data in South Africa
… reliable completeness of births and estimating total fertility rate (TFR). The study further analyses the spatial relationships between respective districts to each other based on levels of birth completeness and total fertility rate. The Geographical Information Systems (GIS) technique of the …
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The determinants of contraceptive use in Zambia
The contraceptive prevalence rate in Zambia is high, while fertility decline is very slow. From 1992 to 2007, the contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) increased from 8.9 per cent in 1992 to 32.7 per cent in 2007; while total fertility rate (TFR) fluctuated between 6.5 and 6.2. The study uses three …
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The relationship between the macroeconomic and demographic factors and the demand for and lapsation of life insurance in Malaysia and the United States
… Malaysia, the demographic factor, the change in total fertility rate in the previous period (i.e. positive and significant), is a vitally important factor in connection with life insurance demand (measured by number, by amount and by premium). Income and stock market return are important factors …
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Estimating fertility and childhood mortality for the western region of Ghana from pregnancy history data
This study basically aims at estimating fertility and childhood mortality rates for a rural community in the Western Region of Ghana using the pregnancy history method. The method was found to have a few advantages over other indirect methods used for estimating fertility and childhood mortality. …
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Estimating fertility and childhood mortality for the western region of Ghana from pregnancy history data
This study basically aims at estimating fertility and childhood mortality rates for a rural community in the Western Region of Ghana using the pregnancy history method. The method was found to have a few advantages over other indirect methods used for estimating fertility and childhood mortality. …
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Factors associated with age at first marriage in Zambia
The fertility rates of Zambia have been rising in recent years, with total fertility rate at 6.2. This rate contrasts sharply with the average total fertility rates for most developed countries and far exceeds the level of 2.2 children required to replace the population. One of the important …
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Ageing and Downward Mobility in Later Life: The Negotiation of Life Chances by Vulnerable Older Persons in Singapore
… at almost 14 per cent in 2018. With the total fertility rate remaining low (1.16 in 2017), and life expectancy at birth continuing to rise (83.1 years in 2017), about a quarter of Singaporeans are expected to be 65 years or older by 2030. Older persons are also staying healthier for …
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Constructive integration : changes in uptake and outcomes of reproductive health services during the scaling up of ART and PMTCT in Thyolo District, Malawi
… an adult HIV-prevalence of 21% and a Total Fertility Rate of 5.7 in 2004. HIV-care including ART and PMTCT was scaled up since 2004 in Thyolo District to reach district-wide coverage in 2007. HIV-care is provided at district hospital, health centre and community health post levels. …