Economic factors affecting human fertility in the developing areas of Southern Africa

Social and Economic factors affecting Ethnic Fertility differentials in Malawi

This paper examines the ethnic differentials in fertility in Malawi using data from the 2000 Malawi Demographic and Health survey. Fertility was estimated for each ethnic group using various procedures and multiple regressions were employed in order to understand factors responsible for ethnic differentials in fertility in the country. Although all ethnic groups in Malawi exhibit high fertility...

Analysis of Economic Factors Affecting the Developments in Livelihood-based Housing in Rural Areas (Case study: Mojezat County, Zanjan Township)

Rural housing as the main physical element of space with a multi-functional nature has been constantly evolving influenced by various factors and forces. The most important components that have changed in recent years in the context of housing-related developments are the housing component in the rural areas. The shift from livelihood-based housing to rural housing, which has only a residential...

Economic Factors Affecting Life Satisfaction in Iran

Abstract: The subject of the life satisfaction is one of the important issues in development economics literature. In this paper, the main determinants of life satisfaction such as economic factors have been considered. For data analysis, the indices of life satisfaction have been collected among 400 people in Tehran and neibouring provinces by applying stratified random sampling method. ...

Anti-nutritional factors in canola produced in the Western and Southern Cape areas of South Africa

The development of low erucic acid, low glucosinolate cultivars of canola seed has led to the availability of a feed ingredient with considerable potential to replace soyabean meal in diets for all classes of farm animals. The sinapine and glucosinolate content of various canola cultivars cultivated in two areas of the Western Cape, South Africa were compared. There were no significant differen...

Factors Affecting the Production and Reproduction Performance of Tropically Adapted Beef Cattle in Southern Africa