3+ parity in Egypt: a multilevel decomposition of wealth-based inequality

Abstract Background Wealth disparities in levels of fertility are well documented in Egypt. Data from the Egypt Demographic and Health Survey (2014) showed that 61% of births to mothers from the poorest wealth quintile were of the third order or higher compared to 33% among mothers from the richest...

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Main Author: Zeinab Khadr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-08793-4

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