Zimbabwe does not feature much on the current debate of fertility transition in sub-Saharan
Africa. This article is trying to fill this gap by analysing the ZDHS data. The total fertility rate of …

Zimbabwe has the highest rate of contraceptive use in continental sub-Saharan Africa
except for South Africa. Some of the factors that may be associated with this achievement …

With an unequalled contraceptive prevalence rate in sub-Saharan Africa, of 43% among
currently married women in Zimbabwe, the Central Statistical Office (1989) observed that …

Introduction: Zambia, like much of sub-Saharan Africa is one of the last countries in the
developing world to initiate fertility decline (Shapiro et al 2011). Scholars have for some time …

The role of proximate determinants in influencing fertility has been well documented
worldwide. Bongaarts' aggregate model of the proximate determinants (which focuses on …

Data from three recent surveys in Zimbabwe suggest that over the past decade
contraceptive prevalence has been far higher than in any other country of sub-Saharan …

This paper summarizes the recent evidence on levels, trends and differentials in achieved
fertility, nuptiality, and contraceptive use in sub-Saharan Africa. Drawing from a wide variety …

The evidence that fertility has started to decline in parts of sub-Saharan Africa is the major
motive of conducting the current research. This is particularly important because the …

It is widely accepted that while the fertility transition is underway in sub‐Saharan Africa, the
pattern of change differs widely in both time and space. This paper examines the case of …

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 …