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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"fertility transition"”.
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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 and the economic value of children: evidence from Nepal
Economic theories of fertility transition were the dominant paradigm during the second half of the twentieth century, but in more recent years their relevance has been questioned and sociological or cultural explanations have become more popular in the demographic literature. In many cases …
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Contraceptive histories: a comparative analysis of switching behaviour in five East African countries
… use being the most important driver of fertility decline, the slow fertility transition that is evident in the five countries can be largely attributable to limited immediate switching of contraception following discontinuation. Despite this universal observation, the key indicators of …
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Fertility in Rwanda: Impact of genocide, an ananlysis of fertility before, during and after 1994 genocide
… impacted on the socio-economic and demographic transition with resounding crisis. The present study focused on the Rwandan genocide which affected households and families by reducing the fertility rate. Hence the fertility transition in Rwanda was analyzed for the period before, during and after …
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The beginnings of family limitation in the three towns of the Sudan
… North and Omdurman) of the Sudan, especially in fertility and the adoption of contraception. It is found that although the fertility of women in the Three Towns is still high, the Towns are witnessing the emergence of fertility differentials between groups at different levels of modernization. …
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The beginnings of family limitation in the three towns of the Sudan
… North and Omdurman) of the Sudan, especially in fertility and the adoption of contraception. It is found that although the fertility of women in the Three Towns is still high, the Towns are witnessing the emergence of fertility differentials between groups at different levels of modernization. …
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Socio- Economic differentials in fertility in Zimbabwe from 1980 to 2005
… to examine the socioeconomic differentials in fertility over time. The period fertility (age-specific and total fertility) rates, cohort-period fertility rates (CPFRs), projected parity progression ratios (projected PPRs), and logistic regression methods are used in the analysis, overall, to …
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Land holding education and desired family size in rural Nepal : the case of Shivaganj village
… measures of socio-economic status and levels of fertility. Socio-economic status is measured by ownership of land holding, education, and caste/ethnicity. Levels of fertility are measured by desired family size and number of children ever born. The study is based on data collected from 241 …
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Land holding education and desired family size in rural Nepal : the case of Shivaganj village
… measures of socio-economic status and levels of fertility. Socio-economic status is measured by ownership of land holding, education, and caste/ethnicity. Levels of fertility are measured by desired family size and number of children ever born. The study is based on data collected from 241 …
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Fertility differentials among selected Muslim populations : a comparative analysis
… study is based on data collected in the World Fertility Surveys conducted in Bangladesh, Java, Jordan and Pakistan. The aim is to identify the existence of any difference in fertility in these four Muslim populations, to investigate the extent of fertility differences by selected socio-economic …
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Fertility differentials among selected Muslim populations : a comparative analysis
… study is based on data collected in the World Fertility Surveys conducted in Bangladesh, Java, Jordan and Pakistan. The aim is to identify the existence of any difference in fertility in these four Muslim populations, to investigate the extent of fertility differences by selected socio-economic …
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Empirical Essays in Earnings and Labor Markets in Developing and Transition Economies
… survey to examine one outcome of a decade-long transition in Albania, the earnings gap between men and women. The average gender earnings gap is calculated at 31 percent, but it is found to be as high as 50 percent in the upper parts of the distribution. The traditional Oaxaca-Blinder method and …