This book discusses current trends in contraceptive use, socioeconomic and program variables that affect the demand for and supply of children, and the relationship of increased contraceptive use to recent fertility declines.
Table of Contents
Front Matter Executive Summary 1 Introduction 2 Levels and Trends in Contraceptive Use 3 The Socioeconomic Context 4 The Household, Kinship, and Community Context 5 Family Planning Programs and Policies 6 Regional Analysis of Contraceptive Use 7 Contribution of Modern Contraceptive Use Relative to Postpartum Practices to Fertility Decline 8 Conclusions Appendix A: Adapting the Easterlin-Crimmins Synthesis Model to Sub-Saharan Conditions Appendix B: Sample Sizes for the WFS and DHS Regional Files References
1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Levels and
Trends in Contraceptive Use; 5 3 The Socioeconomic Context; 6 4 The
Household, Kinship, and Community Context; 7 5 Family Planning Programs and
Policies; 8 6 Regional Analysis of Contraceptive Use; 9 7 Contribution of
Modern Contraceptive Use Relative to Postpartum Practices to Fertility
Decline; 10 8 Conclusions; 11 Appendix A: Adapting the Easterlin-Crimmins
Synthesis Model to Sub-Saharan Conditions; 12 Appendix B: Sample Sizes for
the WFS and DHS Regional Files; 13 References
Working Group on Factors Affecting Contraceptive Use, National Research Council
