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Some Notable Patterns of Fertility Behaviour in Africa: the Case of Kenya

Year: 1986

Type: article

Abstract: "The high rate of population growth in Africa has led to government attempts to encourage fertility control, but economic development does not seem to be following Western demographic transition theory. Kenyan total fertility was 8.1 children in 1979 and mean desired number of children for ever married women is 7.2. Key patterns of fertility contributing to these figures are high levels of pre- and non-marital fertility, traditional orientations to fertility, low prevalence of modern orientations to family size and contraception, regional and ethnic variations and high fertility among young urban women." The value of existing theories of fertility in explaining these trends is considered.

Source: International Sociology

DOI: 10.1177/026858098600100206

Author: Edward K. Mburugu

Language: English

Topic: Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2015039822

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Cites: 22

Cited by: 1

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