The proximate determinants of the decline to below‐replacement fertility in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
A Sibanda, Z Woubalem, DP Hogan… - Studies in family …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Between 1990 and 2000, the total fertility rate (TFR) in Ethiopia declined moderately from
6.4 to 5.9 children per woman of reproductive age. During the same period, the TFR in the …
6.4 to 5.9 children per woman of reproductive age. During the same period, the TFR in the …
Fertility levels, differentials, and trends
B Cohen - Demographic change in sub-Saharan Africa, 1993 - books.google.com
Fertility rates are higher in sub-Saharan Africa (Africa) than in any other major region of the
world, and considerable controversy surrounds the likelihood of these rates declining in the …
world, and considerable controversy surrounds the likelihood of these rates declining in the …
Recent trends in marriage ages
E Van de Walle - Demographic change in sub-Saharan Africa, 1993 - books.google.com
The aim of this chapter is to review recent data on nuptiality in sub-Saharan Africa (Africa in
short) and assess the demographic evidence of changes over time in the proportions …
short) and assess the demographic evidence of changes over time in the proportions …
Contradictions in Nigeria's fertility transition: the burdens and benefits of having people
DJ Smith - Population and Development Review, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Nigeria appears to be experiencing a transition to lower fertility. Based on ethnographic
research, this article shows how Nigerians navigate a paradoxical political‐economic and …
research, this article shows how Nigerians navigate a paradoxical political‐economic and …
The influence of traditional religion on fertility regulation among the Kassena-Nankana of northern Ghana
This article presents findings from a study of the influence of traditional religion on
reproductive preferences of Kassena-Nankana lineage heads in northern Ghana. Seven …
reproductive preferences of Kassena-Nankana lineage heads in northern Ghana. Seven …
Developing a culturally appropriate family planning program for the Navrongo experiment
This article describes the first six months of the strategic planning process to develop a
culturally appropriate community health and family planning program for a traditional …
culturally appropriate community health and family planning program for a traditional …
Ten thousand Tonga: A longitudinal anthropological study from southern Zambia, 1956–1991
The Gwembe Study was launched in 1956 to monitor the responses of 57,000 Tonga-
speakers from the Middle Zambezi Valley to involuntary relocation. Since then, periodic …
speakers from the Middle Zambezi Valley to involuntary relocation. Since then, periodic …
The long‐term fertility impact of the Navrongo project in northern Ghana
JF Phillips, EF Jackson, AA Bawah… - Studies in family …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
This study assesses the long‐term fertility impact of the Community Health and Family
Planning Project of the Navrongo Health Research Centre in Ghana and addresses policy …
Planning Project of the Navrongo Health Research Centre in Ghana and addresses policy …
Persistence of high fertility in tropical Africa: The case of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
A Romaniuk - Population and Development Review, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The article explores how geography, history, and society have shaped childbearing
behaviors over the last half‐century, and how they are now being reshaped by modernity …
behaviors over the last half‐century, and how they are now being reshaped by modernity …
Africa: The new family planning frontier
JC Caldwell, P Caldwell - Studies in family planning, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Sub‐Saharan Africa will be the family planning frontier of the twenty‐first century. Fertility
levels and population growth rates are still high, and family planning programs suited to the …
levels and population growth rates are still high, and family planning programs suited to the …