The contribution of HIV to fertility decline in rural Zimbabwe, 1985-2000

Population Studies

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 149-164

  Terceira, Nicola ^a   Gregson, Simon ^b,c   Zaba, Baisa ^d   Mason, Peter R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (Zimbabwe)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AIDS; Fertility decline; HIV; Sub fertility; Sub Saharan Africa; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; CONTRACEPTIVE USE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PREGNANCY;

ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0043270423     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0032472032000097074     Document Type: Article

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