This paper examines under-five mortality (U5MR) trends in sub-Saharan Africa, and the association between socio-economic status -indicated by per capita income, illiteracy, urbanization -and under-five mortality between 1960 and 2000. It shows substantial decline in U5MR in all Sub-Saharan...

This paper identifies factors that account for areal differences in childhood mortality in Swaziland. An analytic model developed by Mosley and Chen (1984) is used to study the determinants and their mechanisms A multivariate analysis is used to investigate mortality variation. Data used in this...

The present study is designed to resolve the controversy arising from fertility decline in Zimbabwe by conducting a comprehensive analysis of all the fertility data available from national censuses and surveys. This includes the first in-depth analysis of the 1994 Demographic and Health Survey...

The research examines the relationship between the availability of contraceptives and their uptake during the different phases of the fertility transition. The central focus of the paper is to test the hypothesis that “supply creates its own demand”, which is the basis of many family...

This study explores the economic relationships between women’s schooling, fertility rates, and contraceptive use in Tanzania where population growth and fertility rates are among the highest in the world and aggravate the already ailing economy. Two models are used: fertility and contraceptive...