The proximate determinants of fertility and birth intervals in Egypt
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The proximate determinants of fertility and birth intervals in Egypt: an application of calendar data
In this paper we use calendar data from the 2000 Egyptian Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) to assess the determinants of birth interval length among women who are in union. We make use of the well-known model of the proximate determinants of fertility, and take advantage of the fact that the DHS calendar data provide month-bymonth data on contraceptive use, breastfeeding and post-partum amen...
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عنوان ژورنال: Demographic Research
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1435-9871
DOI: 10.4054/demres.2007.16.3