Fertility Desires and the Course of Fertility Decline in sub-Saharan Africa

Women's fertility desires and contraceptive behavior in three peri-urban communities in sub Saharan Africa

BACKGROUND Fertility desires and contraceptive behavior often change over time. This study examined the influence of change in fertility desires on change in modern contraceptive use over time in three peri-urban communities in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS This multi-site study includes baseline and follow up data from 3 sites in the Family Health and Wealth Study. Following a census in each s...

Fertility Transition: Is sub-Saharan Africa Different?

Fertility in sub-Saharan africa (“africa”) stood at 5.1 births per woman in 2005–10 (united nations 2011), more than double the replacement level. this high fertility combined with declining mortality has resulted in rapid population growth—2.5 percent per year—and the un projects the sub-Saharan population to grow from 0.86 billion in 2010 to 1.96 billion in 2050 and 3.36 billion in 2100. Such...

How Exceptional is the Pattern of Fertility Decline in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Premarital fertility and HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.

The paper investigates the complex relationships between premarital fertility and HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan African countries. The DHS surveys provided data to compute the prevalence of premarital fertility, defined as any birth before the first marriage. The UNAIDS database provided data to compute the prevalence of HIV infection among pregnant women. Results indicate a moderate association betw...

Impact of Hiv/aids on Fertility in Sub-saharan Africa

IMPACT OF HIV/AIDS ON FERTILITY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Fourth Meeting of the Follow-up Committee on the implementation of the DND and the ICPD-PA Yaounde, Cameroon 28-31 January 2002 ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA JOINT ECA/OAU/ADB SECRETARIAT IN COLLABORATION WITH UNFPA James P.M. Ntozi** TABLE OF CONTENTS Summary