Demographic change and response: Social context and the practice of birth control in six countries

Journal of Population Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 135-163

  Presser, Harriet B ^a   Hattori, Megan L Klein ^a   Parashar, Sangeeta ^a   Raley, Sara ^a   Sa, Zhihong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth control; Fertility change; Medical profession; Religion; Social context; State Policy; Women's groups

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; CONTRACEPTIVE USE; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; FERTILITY; NATIONAL PLANNING; POPULATION POLICY; RELIGION; STATE ROLE; STERILIZATION; WOMENS STATUS;

AFRICA; ASIA; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CAMEROON; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GREATER ANTILLES; INDIA; JAPAN; PUERTO RICO; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SOUTH ASIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 35348826129     PISSN: 14432447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03031813     Document Type: Article

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