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Fertility levels and trends in Arsi and Shoa regions of Central Ethiopia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Assefa Hailemariam
Assefa Hailemariam
Affiliation:
Department of Population Studies, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Summary

Levels and trends of fertility in the Arsi and Shoa regions of Central Ethiopia are examined, using data from the 1986 Population, Health and Nutrition baseline survey of the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia. The population has high fertility. Total fertility of six children per woman in the late 1960s increased to eight children per woman in the early 1980s, then declined to seven children per woman in the mid-1980s. Urban fertility declined by a substantial amount during the 15 years before the survey while rural fertility increased during the same period.

The implications of high fertility are considered.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 23 , Issue 4 , October 1991 , pp. 387 - 400
Copyright
Copyright © 1991, Cambridge University Press

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