Beyond denomination: The relationship between religion and family planning in rural Malawi

Despite the centrality of religion and fertility to life in rural Africa, the relationship between the two remains poorly understood. The study presented here uses unique integrated individual- and congregational-level data from rural Malawi to examine religious influences on contraceptive use. In t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jenny Trinitapoli, Sara Yeatman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2008-10-01
Series:Demographic Research
Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol19/55/