Inequality in total fertility rates and the proximate determinants of fertility in 21 sub-Saharan African countries.

In this paper, we examine the inequality in the dynamics of the total fertility rate within 21 sub-Saharan African countries by wealth quintiles. We also examine the associated inequality within each country in the proximate determinants of fertility-marriage, contraception, and breastfeeding. Apply...

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Main Authors: Jocelyn E Finlay, Iván Mejía-Guevara, Yoko Akachi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6143190?pdf=render