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Population dynamics of Kenya / William Brass and Carole L. Jolly, editors ; Working Group on Kenya ... [et al.].

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Brass, William.
Jolly, Carole L.
National Research Council (U.S.). Working Group on Kenya.
Series:
Population dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Population dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Demography--Kenya.
Demography.
Fertility, Human--Kenya.
Fertility, Human.
Kenya--Population.
Kenya.
Physical Description:
xiv, 183 p. : ill., maps.
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1993.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
This detailed examination of recent trends in fertility and mortality considers the links between those trends and the socioeconomic changes occuring during the same period.
Contents:
Intro
Population Dynamics of Kenya
Copyright
Preface
Contents
Executive Summary
MORTALITY
FERTILITY
THE FUTURE
1 Introduction
2 Demographic and Socioeconomic Background
SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE
Data Sources
Census and Survey Results
SUMMARY
3 Mortality Trends
CHILD MORTALITY
Child Mortality Before the Mid-1970s
Child Mortality After the Mid-1970s
Differentials in Child Mortality
The Possible Effects of AIDS on Child Mortality
ADULT MORTALITY
APPENDIX
4 Fertility Trends
EVIDENCE OF DECLINES IN FERTILITY FROM RECENT SURVEYS
DIFFERENTIALS IN THE DECLINES IN FERTILITY
PATTERNS OF FERTILITY DECLINE
COMPARISON OF THE PATTERN OF FERTILITY DECLINE IN KENYA WITH OTHER POPULATIONS
DIFFERENTIALS IN THE PATTERNS OF FERTILITY DECLINE
FERTILITY DECLINES BY DISTRICT
5 Proximate Determinants of Fertility
FRAMEWORK
Percentage of Women in Sexual Union
Contraception
Postpartum Infecundability
Pathological or Primary Sterility
Abortion
RESULTS
Marriage
Primary Sterility
Summary
RELATION BETWEEN CHANGES IN PROXIMATE DETERMINANTS AND FERTILITY
COMPARISONS OF THE PROXIMATE DETERMINANTS OF KENYA WITH OTHER SUB-SAHARAN POPULATIONS
COMPUTATIONAL PROCEDURES TO ESTIMATE THE INDICES OF THE PROXIMATE DETERMINANTS
6 Socioeconomic and Program Factors Related to Fertility Change
ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK
CHANGES IN REPRODUCTIVE PREFERENCES
GROWTH OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
Transportation and Communication
Education
Health
Family Planning
Land Policy
EFFECTS OF GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES ON FERTILITY
7 Linkages Between Socioeconomic Factors and Demographic Change.
CHILD MORTALITY AND SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS
Cross-Sectional Relationships
Relationships with Trends
Relationship with Adult Mortality
FERTILITY AND SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS
CHILD MORTALITY LINKAGES WITH FERTILITY DECLINES
MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF CONTRACEPTIVE USE
Methodology
Results
8 Conclusions
RELATIONSHIP TO DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE IN OTHER COUNTRIES
References.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references (p. 176-183).
ISBN:
9786610196036
9781280196034
1280196033
9780309585897
0309585899
9780585155517
0585155518
OCLC:
923260802

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