| Can family planning programs reduce high desired family size in sub-saharan Africa? | |
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PMID: 22227628 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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During the past half century, fertility declines have been pervasive in Asia and Latin America. Between the early 1950s and the early 2000s, the total fertility rate (TFR)-the average number of live births a woman would have during her lifetime, assuming constant fertility rates-dropped from 5.7 to 2.4 births per woman in Asia and from 5.9 to 2.3 births per woman in Latin America.1 Only a handful of countries in these regions still have fertility rates higher than four births per woman. In Sub-Saharan Africa, however, fertility remains high in the large majority of countries. Although some declines have occurred, the average total fertility rate in 2005-2010 exceeded 5.1 births per woman-more than double the levels observed in Asia and Latin America. |
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Authors:
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John Bongaarts |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: International perspectives on sexual and reproductive health Volume: 37 ISSN: 1944-0405 ISO Abbreviation: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Publication Date: 2011 Dec |
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Created Date: 2012-01-09 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101504990 Medline TA: Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 209-16 Citation Subset: IM |
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Vice President and Distinguished Scholar, Population Council, New York, Jbongaarts@popcouncil.org. |
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