Age difference between spouses and contraceptive practice in Sub-Saharan Africa

Population

Volumn 60, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 617-654

  Barbieri, Magali ^a   Hertrich, Véronique ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ÉTUDES DÉMOGRAPHIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; CONTRACEPTIVE USE; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; FERTILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33750581462     PISSN: 16342941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3917/pope.505.0617     Document Type: Article

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