How fast is fertility declining in Botswana and Zimbabwe? (English)

Botswana and Zimbabwe have been acclaimed as being on the vanguard of the demographic transition in sub-Saharan Africa. Key data that are cited to support this claim are the Contraceptive Prevalence Surveys (CPS) and Demographic Health Surveys (DHS) which were conducted in both countries. This paper examines the comparability of these data sources and finds that at least part of the observed decline in aggregate fertility rates in both countries can...

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Thomas, Duncan;

Muvandi, Ityai;
Document Date
1994/09/30
Document Type
Publication
Report Number
WDP258
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Zimbabwe, Botswana,
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa,
Disclosure Date
2002/09/17
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Disclosed
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How fast is fertility declining in Botswana and Zimbabwe?
Keywords
provision of family planning services

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Thomas, Duncan; Muvandi, Ityai.

How fast is fertility declining in Botswana and Zimbabwe? (English). World Bank discussion papers|no. WDP 258. Africa Technical Department series Washington DC ; World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/114971467986305583

How fast is fertility declining in Botswana and Zimbabwe? (English)

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