Abstract Data from the 1981–82 Nigeria Fertility Survey (NFS) are used to identify the key
proximate determinants of fertility in Nigeria. The patterns of their individual and collective …

There is increasing desire to understand the intermediate fertility variables of developing
societies. This is aimed at helping policy makers to make policies that will influence the high …

Whatever proximate variables are examined, their differential effects on rural and urban
fertility are small. This indicates that no major disturbance has taken place in urban or rural …

This study examines trends in proximate determinants of fertility in Zimbabwe and Kenya.
Findings from the four Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in these countries show …

Fertility levels in sub-Saharan Africa are among the highest in the world. As a result, recent
fertility declines in a few countries have gained the attention of researchers and policy …

Although levels of fertility in most sub-Saharan Africa have not shown significant trends in
the past few decades, substantial fertility differentials exist between countries and between …

Analyses of reproductive behaviour cannot omit the important role of factors related to
exposure to the risk of pregnancy. The traditional social structure of Pakistan largely …

Data from the World Fertility Survey and the Demographic and Health Survey are used to
analyze differences in infertility in Cameroon and Nigeria. It was assumed that specific …

This paper has three major objectives. The first is to demonstrate that a sustained fertility
transition has begun in Nigeria. The second is to identify some factors that might have …

The two chapters of this report present the initial theoretical and empirical results of the
Michigan Comparative Fertility Project, which is devoted to comparative research on …