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Biological influence of infant death on fertility

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

P. E. Chandran
P. E. Chandran
Affiliation:
Provincial Unit of Research, Church of the Province of Kenya
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Summary

This study examines the biological influence of infant death on subsequent fertility in three Asian countries—Indonesia, Nepal and Sri Lanka, comparing the birth interval between two consecutive births up to the sixth birth by survival status of the preceding infant among breast-feeding women not using contraception.

There is consistent evidence of biological influence in each of the three countries. Infant death shortens birth intervals by up to 30%, though its influence varies between the countries.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 21 , Issue 2 , April 1989 , pp. 217 - 221
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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