Rural–urban differentials in fertility levels and fertility preferences in West Bengal, India: a district-level analysis
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DOI: 10.1017/s0021932019000324
Abstract: Abstract Fertility in West Bengal is one of the lowest in India, and this relies heavily on the use of traditional methods of contraception. Social scientists and demographers have pointed to the historical role of… read more here.
Keywords: fertility; rural urban; district; fertility levels ... See more keywords
Determinants of Fertility Rates in Turkey
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DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1676779
Abstract: ABSTRACT In this study, the fertility changes are examined through the combining political and economic aspects of Turkey. For this purpose, it examines if a long-run relationship between economic and institutional variables and fertility rates… read more here.
Keywords: determinants fertility; rates turkey; government; fertility rates ... See more keywords
The Policy Response to Declining Fertility Rates in Japan: Relying on Logic and Hope Over Evidence
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DOI: 10.1093/ssjj/jyz046
Abstract: Why are women (and men) in advanced industrialized nations having fewer babies, and is there anything society can do to encourage more procreation? Over the past three decades, governments have become interested in these questions… read more here.
Keywords: policy; rates japan; evidence; declining fertility ... See more keywords
A parsimonious characterization of change in global age-specific and total fertility rates
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190574
Abstract: This study aims to understand trends in global fertility from 1950-2010 though the analysis of age-specific fertility rates. This approach incorporates both the overall level, as when the total fertility rate is modeled, and different… read more here.
Keywords: specific fertility; total fertility; fertility rates; age specific ... See more keywords
Fertility trends during successive novel infectious disease outbreaks: Zika and COVID-19 in Brazil
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DOI: 10.1590/0102-311xen230621
Abstract: This study aims to estimate fertility trends in Brazil in the 2010s and early 2020s during a period of back-to-back novel infectious disease outbreaks – Zika virus and COVID-19. We use Brazilian Ministry of Health… read more here.
Keywords: novel infectious; fertility trends; fertility; covid ... See more keywords
Measuring male fertility rates in developing countries with Demographic and Health Surveys: An assessment of three methods
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DOI: 10.4054/demres.2017.36.28
Abstract: Background: Levels and patterns of male fertility are poorly documented in developing countries. Demographic accounts of male fertility focus primarily on developed countries, and where such accounts do exist for developing countries they are mainly… read more here.
Keywords: demographic health; method; male fertility; fertility rates ... See more keywords