Population dynamics of Senegal / Gilles Pison ... [et al.], editors ; Working Group on Senegal, Panel on the Population Dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa, Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pison, Gilles.

National Research Council (U.S.). Working Group on Senegal.

Series:

Population dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa.

Population dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Demography--Senegal.

Demography.

Fertility, Human--Senegal.

Fertility, Human.

Senegal--Population.

Senegal.

Physical Description:

xvi, 254 p. : ill., maps.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume, the last in the series Population Dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa, examines key demographic changes in Senegal over the past several decades. It analyzes the changes in fertility and their causes, with comparisons to other sub-Saharan countries. It also analyzes the causes and patterns of declines in mortality, focusing particularly on rural and urban differences.

Contents:

Intro

POPULATION DYNAMICS OF SENEGAL

Copyright

Preface

Contents

Executive Summary

FERTILITY

MORTALITY

Child Mortality

Adult Mortality

NOTE

1 Introduction

2 Geographic and Socioeconomic Setting

GEOGRAPHIC OVERVIEW

HISTORICAL OVERVIEW

EDUCATION

ECONOMIC BACKGROUND

Overview

The Structure of Production

Dependency, External Shocks, and Adjustment

Regional Disparities in Socioeconomic Indicators

NOTES

3 POPULATION GROWTH AND DISTRIBUTION

OVERVIEW OF NATIONAL POPULATION TRENDS

OVERVIEW OF REGIONAL TRENDS

MIGRATION

Lifetime Migrants

Migration Within the Last 5 Years

Temporary Migration

International Migration

Conclusion

4 Fertility

INTRODUCTION

LEVELS AND TRENDS OF FERTILITY

Overall Levels and Trends

Regional Variations

Findings from the 1988 Census

Supplemental Information from Three Small-Scale Demographic Surveillance Systems

Conclusions Drawn from Regional Differences

Fertility Differences by Socioeconomic Characteristics

Microlevel Evidence

Macrolevel Evidence

Summary of Fertility Levels and Trends

PROXIMATE DETERMINANTS OF FERTILITY

Marriage and Fertility

Age at First Marriage

Marital Stability

Proportion of Women Ever Married

Age at First Marriage and Age at First Birth

The Role of Polygyny

Summary of the Effect of Marriage Patterns on Fertility

Breastfeeding and the Length of Birth Intervals

Contraception

Abortion

Sterility

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

5 Mortality

CHILD MORTALITY

Sources and Quality of Data

Mortality Levels and Trends Among Children Under Age 5

National Level

The Case of Dakar

Rural Areas

Geographic Variations

Regional Differences

Departmental Differences

Age and Sex Patterns in Child Mortality.

Age Patterns

Sex-Related Differences in Mortality

Nutritional Status and Childhood Growth

Causes of Death

Associations Between Socioeconomic Factors and Child Mortality

Differences Resulting from Educational Level and Urban or Rural Setting

Ethnic Differences

Quality of Housing and Household Facilities

Associations Between Socioeconomic Level and Child Mortality from the 1988 Census

Summary and Conclusions

ADULT MORTALITY

Data Sources

Results

Intercensal Survival Methods

Age-Specific Mortality Rates Based on Deaths Reported in the Year Before the 1988 Census

Estimates Based on Survival of Parents

Evidence from Small-Scale Studies

Variations in Adult Mortality by Region

Impact of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome in Senegal

Socioeconomic Factors Linked to Adult Mortality

APPENDIX HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROGRAMS

Health Infrastructures

Health Programs

Before 1978

After 1978

Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI)

Organization

Changes in Vaccination Coverage

6 Conclusions

THE DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION IN SENEGAL IN AN AFRICAN CONTEXT

Appendix A Data Sources

NATIONAL-LEVEL SURVEYS

1960-1961 Demographic Survey (DS) [1]

1970-1971 National Demographic Survey (NDS) [2]

1978 World Fertility Survey (WFS) [3]

1986 Demographic and Health Survey in Senegal (DHS-I) [4]

1984, 1987, and 1990 National Vaccination Coverage Surveys [5]

1991-1992 Enquête Sur les Priorités [6]

1992-1993 Demographic and Health Survey in Senegal (DHS-II) [7]

REGIONAL-LEVEL SURVEYS

Bandafassi Study Area (1970-present) [8]

Cap-Vert (Dakar) Fertility Survey (1972) [9]

Mlomp Demographic Monitoring (1984-present) [10]

Niakhar/Ngayokhème (1962-present) [11]

Paos Koto/Ndemene (1963-1978) [12].

Fakao and Diahanor (ca 1940 - ca 1966) [13]

Sine-Saloum Demographic Survey (1982) [14]

Dakar-Pikine Survey (1986) [15]

Survey on Child Mortality in the Sahel (EMIS) (1981-1984) [16]

NATIONAL CENSUSES

1976 Senegal Census [17]

1988 Senegal Census [18]

Appendix B Correcting the Fertility Estimates in the 1988 Census

Appendix C Methodology for Analysis of Child Mortality

Appendix D Growth Balance Methods for Estimating Coverage of Adult Deaths

References

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-236) and index.

ISBN:

9786610192977

9780309176576

0309176573

9781280192975

1280192976

9780309588065

0309588065

9780585001999

0585001995

OCLC:

923262114