Factors affecting contraceptive use in Sub-Saharan Africa

Author(s)

• National Research Council (U.S.). Working Group on Factors Affecting Contraceptive Use

Bibliographic Information

Factors affecting contraceptive use in Sub-Saharan Africa

Working Group on Factors Affecting Contraceptive Use, Panel on the Population Dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa, Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council

（Population dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa）

National Academy Press, 1993

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-252)

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book discusses current trends in contraceptive use, socioeconomic and program variables that affect the demand for and supply of children, and the relationship of increased contraceptive use to recent fertility declines. Table of Contents Front Matter Executive Summary 1 Introduction 2 Levels and Trends in Contraceptive Use 3 The Socioeconomic Context 4 The Household, Kinship, and Community Context 5 Family Planning Programs and Policies 6 Regional Analysis of Contraceptive Use 7 Contribution of Modern Contraceptive Use Relative to Postpartum Practices to Fertility Decline 8 Conclusions Appendix A: Adapting the Easterlin-Crimmins Synthesis Model to Sub-Saharan Conditions Appendix B: Sample Sizes for the WFS and DHS Regional Files References

Table of Contents

• 1 Front Matter
• 2 Executive Summary
• 3 1 Introduction
• 4 2 Levels and Trends in Contraceptive Use
• 5 3 The Socioeconomic Context
• 6 4 The Household, Kinship, and Community Context
• 7 5 Family Planning Programs and Policies
• 8 6 Regional Analysis of Contraceptive Use
• 9 7 Contribution of Modern Contraceptive Use Relative to Postpartum Practices to Fertility Decline
• 10 8 Conclusions
• 11 Appendix A: Adapting the Easterlin-Crimmins Synthesis Model to Sub-Saharan Conditions
• 12 Appendix B: Sample Sizes for the WFS and DHS Regional Files
• 13 References

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA3292512X
• ISBN:
  • 030904944X
• LCCN: 93085134
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Washington, D.C.
• Pages/Volumes: xv, 252 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HQ766.5.A357
  • DC20 : 304.6/66/0967
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Contraception -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
  • LCSH : Birth control -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA21858450