Stall in fertility decline in Eastern African countries: Regional analysis of patterns, determinants and implications

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 364, Issue 1532, 2009, Pages 2991-3007

  Ezeh, Alex C ^a   Mberu, Blessing U ^a   Emina, Jacques O ^a  

^a AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Fertility stall; Fertility transition; Sub saharan africa

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; REGIONAL PATTERN; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 70350448009     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2009.0166     Document Type: Article

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