Nonmarital cohabitation and marriage are now fundamentally linked, a fact that is routinely
reflected in current research on union formation. Unprecedented changes in the timing …

We review demographic and sociological literature on family dynamics in Latin America and
the Caribbean (LAC) and systematize major trends in union formation and fertility in recent …

Background Understanding how gender norms affect health is an important entry point into
designing programs and policies to change norms and improve gender equality and health …

From an evolutionary perspective, childlessness may be considered a failure, as it implies
that there will be no direct transmission of one's genetic material to later generations. It is …

Background Adolescent pregnancy and childbirth are common throughout Central America.
While gendered beliefs promoting motherhood are a known risk factor, their association with …

Nigeria's population is currently estimated at 216million and the country will be the third
most populous in the world in 2050. A major driver of the high population growth is …

Recognizing the prolonged, uneven, and evolving nature of the Covid‐19 pandemic, this
study provides one of the first dynamic, multilevel perspectives of women's fertility intentions …

Targeting reductions in fertility remains a key development goal, as too-high fertility hampers
the economic and health prosperity of low-and middle-income countries. However, critical to …

A partir de los derechos listados en la Convención Interamericana sobre la Protección de
los Derechos Humanos de las Personas Mayores y con datos de la Encuesta de …

Adolescent childbearing rates are higher in Central America than almost anywhere else.
However, in this research we discovered that adolescent childbearing exhibits variability …