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Index

A

Abortion, 77, 102-105

(See also Index of induced abortion)

Abstinence, 96-99

(see also Index of postpartum infecundability)

Accidents

and adult mortality, 175

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), 178-180

Administrative divisions, 9-10, 11

(see also Departments;

Regions;

and specific departments and regions)

Adolescence

and age at marriage, 85

Adoption effect (see Orphanhood method)

Africa

(see also specific countries)

age at marriage in, 198-199

demand for children in, 199

demographic transition in, 7, 45, 198-201

family planning in, 197

fertility decline in, 3, 7, 198-199

illegitimacy in, 3, 107, 198-199

mortality decline in, 7, 113

Africa, north

(see also Tunisia)

age at marriage in, 3, 199-200

contraceptive use in, 3, 107, 200

fertility decline in, 107, 199-200

fertility in, 3, 107, 109

ideal family size in, 3, 200

Africa, sub-Saharan

contraceptive use in, 3

fertility decline in, 7, 45, 56, 107

marriage and fertility in, 3

mortality trends in, 113

population growth in, 45

Age

and adult mortality, 161-180, 184

of child, and child mortality, 130-135

data quality for, 32, 115, 163

and desired family size, 103

exaggeration, 161, 163, 168, 223-224

and fertility (see ASFRs)

at first marriage (see Age at marriage)

heaping in censuses, and mortality estimation, 159

and internal migration, 37, 40

and life expectancy, 5, 161-163, 165, 166-175, 175, 180, 184

misreporting, 32, 159, 161, 163

of mother, and child mortality, 152-154

and polygyny, 91-95

and proportions never married, 80-85, 86-87

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sex ratios by, 33

and stunting, 137, 142-143

and wasting, 137, 140-141

Age at first birth

(see also specific areas)

and age at marriage, 88-91

changes in, 68

in Dakar, 91

and education, 200

by ethnicity, 90-91

Age at marriage, 80-85

(see also Marriage;

Proportions never married;

and specific areas and ethnic groups)

and adolescence, 85

and age at first birth, 88-91

and ASFRs, 77

and birth interval, 111

and education, 2, 83, 85, 106

by ethnicity, 83, 90-91

and fertility, 80-85, 92, 95

and fertility decline, 2, 3, 77, 106-107, 197-201

by grand region, 83-84

and internal migration, 83

rise in, 3, 89, 91, 106

singulate mean age at marriage (SMAM), and socioeconomic indicators , 74

in small-scale studies, 63, 90, 91

by urban/rural residence, 83, 85

Age distribution

of Dakar, 34, 36

and intercensal growth rates, 161

stationary (5Lx), 166-167

of total country, 31-32

Age-specific fertility rates (see ASFRs)

Age-specific mortality rates (ASMRs), 163-164, 166-167

AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), 178-180

Amenorrhea (see Postpartum amenorrhea)

Anovulatory interval (see Index of postpartum infecundability)

Antimalarial campaign, 186-187

ASFRs (age-specific fertility rates)

(see also Fertility;

and specific areas)

and age at marriage, 77

from census and other sources, compared, 64, 66

changes in, 2, 58, 106

in Dakar, 68, 70, 210

by department, 59-61, 210-219

by education, 70-72, 73

by ethnicity, 70-71

by grand region, 57-59, 60

national, 209

by region, 210-219

in small-scale studies, 62-67

and TFR, 51-52, 55, 57, 72-75

by urban/rural residence, 69, 209-219

from various sources, compared, 51

ASMRs (age-specific mortality rates), 163-164, 166-167

B

B60 (censored parity progression ratios), 55-57, 108

Bakel (department)

child mortality in, 127-129, 128, 130, 149-150

Bambey (department)

child mortality in, 127-129

Bandafassi (study area)

adult mortality in, 168-170, 173, 175, 184

and age at marriage and age at first birth, 90-91

ASFRs in, 62-66

birth intervals in, 98-99

fertility in, 49, 62-63

life expectancy at ages15 or 20 in, 169, 175, 184

life tables for, 173

sterility in, 106

survey of, 62, 204, 205

vaccination coverage in, 191-193

Bandafassi, child mortality in

by age, 131-135

causes of, 138-139, 144, 145

by ethnicity, 151

and infant mortality, 116, 117

in rural areas of, 123

by sex, 134, 136

Basse Casamance (region) (see Ziguinchor)

BCG vaccine (see Tuberculosis)

Bedik (ethnic group)

(see also Ethnicity)

and age at marriage and age at first birth, 90-91

fertility of, 63

Beds, hospital

distribution and numbers of, 185, 187

Birth histories

data sources with, 204-206

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and fertility estimation, 47, 50, 53-54

and mortality estimation, 115

as source of mortality data, 119-122

Birth intervals

(see also specific areas)

and abstinence, amenorrhea, and breastfeeding, 95-99

and age at marriage, 111

and child survival, 97

and fertility, 2

and fertility decline, 2

by urban/rural residence, 98-99

Birth order

and child mortality, 152-154

Birth registers, 46

Botswana

family planning program in, 197

fertility decline in, 3, 45, 55, 107, 198-199

illegitimacy in, 3, 198-199

teenage marriage in, 3, 198-199

Brass Growth Balance Method for estimating coverage of adult deaths , 222-224

Brass orphanhood method (see Orphanhood method)

Brass P/F ratio fertility estimating technique, 47-50, 53, 54

Breastfeeding, 78

(see also Index of postpartum infecundability;

and specific areas)

and abstinence, amenorrhea, and birth intervals, 95-99

and anovulatory intervals, 96

and contraception, 112

and education, 112

by urban/rural residence, 97-98

Burkino-Faso

emigration to, 41-42, 43

Burundi

fertility decline in, 45

C

Ca (see Index of induced abortion)

Cap-Vert (Dakar) Fertility Survey, 205

Casamance (region), 10

(see also Kolda;

Ziguinchor)

age at marriage in, 106

Cc (see Index of contraception)

Censored parity progression ratios (see B60)

Census (see Population census)

Central region (see Grand regions)

Child mortality (see Mortality, child)

Child survival

and birth intervals, 97

preceding, and child mortality, 152, 154

Children, demand for (see Ideal family size)

Chloroquinization (antimalarial program), 187

Cholera

and adult mortality, 175

Ci (see Index of postpartum infecundability)

Circulatory system

diseases of, 175

Cm (see Index of marriage)

Coale-Demeny model life tables (see Model life tables)

Coitus, frequency of, 77

and polygyny, 91-92

Community health workers

in new health policy, 188

Composite facilities indicator

(see also Electricity;

Housing quality;

Latrine facilities;

Socioeconomic indicators;

Water)

defined, 23, 75

by department, 24-25, 75-76

and fertility, 75

and nuptiality, 76

by region, 24-25, 28

Condoms (see Contraception)

Consensual unions, 111

Construction, good

(see also Housing quality)

defined, 29

by region, 23-26

Contraception

effectiveness of methods of, 110

knowledge of modern methods of, 100, 101

Contraceptive use

(see also Index of contraception)

and breastfeeding, 112

in Dakar, 3

and education, 100, 101, 112

effectiveness of, 110

factors affecting, 108

and fertility decline, 106-108, 197

levels of, 2-3, 100-101, 106, 200

and MCH, 3-4

in north Africa, 3, 107, 200

in other African countries, 3, 198-199, 200

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by parity, 72

and urban/rural residence, 100, 101

Correlations between socioeconomic indicators

and adult mortality, 183

and child mortality, 155

and fertility and nuptiality, 74

Côte d'Ivoire

emigration to, 42, 43

D

Dagana (department), child mortality in, 127-129

by urban/rural residence, 128, 149

Dakar

adult mortality in, 176, 177, 181, 182

age at first birth in, 91

age at marriage in, 2, 3, 106

age distribution of, 34, 36

ASFRs in, 68, 70, 210

concentration of health infrastructure in, 187

contraceptive use in, 3

distance from, and child mortality, 125-126

distance from, and socioeconomic status, 28

dominant ethnic group in, 32

fertility and marriage in, 91

fertility decline in, 2, 3

fertility in, 2, 48-49, 60, 68, 109

fertility survey of, 205-206

health infrastructure in, 185

health personnel in, 185, 187

HIV prevalence in, 178-179

immigrants in, 41

and migration, temporary, 39, 40

migration to and from, 34, 36, 37, 38

population density of, 34

population size and growth of, 31, 32-33, 34

proportion of total population, 34

proportions never married in, 81, 85, 87, 91

sex ratio in, 32

socioeconomic indicators for, 23-29

urbanization in, 34

and urban/rural comparisons of child mortality, 146

vaccination coverage in, 191-193

vital registration system in, 12

Dakar, child mortality in, 4, 118-124, 156

by age, 130-131, 132

by migrant status, 120-121

Dakar-Pikine Survey, 207

Data quality

in 1988 census, 65-67, 115-117, 208-209

for adult mortality, 194

for age, 32, 159, 161, 168, 173, 223-224

for child mortality, 118, 133

and estimates of population growth, 32-33

for fertility, 50-54, 108

and period parity distribution, 52

and P/F ratio, 47

and reference period error, 108

Data sources, 7-8, 8, 46

(see also DHS;

DS;

NDS;

Population census;

Small-scale studies;

WFS)

for abortion, 102-104

for adult mortality, 157, 159

for child mortality, 114-122

for fertility, 46-47

historical, 12

listed and described, 203-206

for migration, internal, 35-36

DDT

use in antimalarial campaign, 186-187

Death

age at, data quality for, 115, 163

causes of, among adults, 169-175

causes of, among children, 138-139, 144, 145

registration of, 12, 175

Deaths

in previous year, and mortality estimation, 163-164, 166, 178, 184

Demand for children, 109

(see also Desired family size)

in other African countries, 199

Demographic and Health Surveys (see DHS)

Demographic indicators

and child mortality, 139-151, 152, 153

correlations of, with socioeconomic indicators, 74

Demographic Survey (see DS)

Demographic transition in Africa, 7, 45, 198-201

Density, population, 9

by region, 34, 35

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Departments, administrative, 9-10, 11

(see also specific departments)

adult mortality in, 177

ASFRs in, 59-61, 210-219

composite facilities indicator in, 24-25, 75-76

fertility in, 59-61, 72-75, 210-219

HIV prevalence in, 178-179

infant and child mortality in, 116, 117

nuptiality in, 75-76

socioeconomic indicators for, 24-25

Departments, administrative, child mortality in, 127-130, 149-150

and infant mortality, 116, 117

by urban/rural residence, 128, 149

Depo-Provera (see Contraception)

Desired family size

(see also Ideal family size)

by age, 103

decline in, 107, 200-201

by education, 200-201

and fertility decline, 107, 196-197

level of, 101-102

by parity, 101-102

Development assistance

and economic reforms, 20

and family planning, 100

and GDP, 19

and mortality decline, 156

DHS (Demographic and Health Surveys)

and B60, 55-57

child mortality estimates from, 116, 118-122, 127

child nutrition estimates from, 137

data on vaccinations from, 189, 193-194

described, 204, 205

fertility data from, 1, 48-54, 56-59

regions in, 6

as source for abortion data, 105

as source for fertility data, 46-47, 50

as source for nuptiality data, 85

as source for vaccination data, 193-194

as source of child mortality data, 115

Diahanor (study area)

birth intervals in, 98-99

survey of, 204, 206

Diarrhea

and adult mortality, 175

and child mortality, 138-139

Diffusion

of fertility trends, 76

Digestive system

diseases of, 175

Digit preference

and mortality estimation, 159, 161, 163

Diola (ethnic group), 32

(see also Ethnicity)

and age at marriage and migration, 83

fertility of, 49, 70-71

polygyny among, 95

temporary migration of, 41

Diourbel (region), 10

(see also Louga)

adult mortality in, 6, 176, 178

ASFRs in, 211

dominant ethnic group in, 32

and migration, temporary, 40

migration to and from, 37, 38

population density of, 34

population size and growth of, 32-33

proportions never married in, 81

socioeconomic indicators for, 23-27

vaccination coverage in, 191-192

Diphtheria, 188

(see also DPT)

Dispensaries

and child mortality, 130

distance from, and vaccination coverage, 193

distribution and number of, 185-187

under EPI, 188

Divorce (see Marital disruption; Marital stability)

Doctors

distribution of, 185, 187

DPT (diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus)

vaccination levels of, 189, 190

DS (Demographic Survey), 203

fertility data from, 47-48, 53, 55

as source of child mortality data, 114-115

as source of fertility data, 46

E

Economic indicators, 22

(see also Socioeconomic indicators)

Economic policy, 5, 14-15, 155-156

Economic setting, 13-29

Education, 13

(see also School enrollment)

and adult mortality, 180-183

and age at first birth, 200

and age at marriage, 2, 83, 85, 106

and ASFRs, 70-72, 73

and breastfeeding, 112

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and child mortality, 5, 139, 146-150, 152-157

and contraceptive use, 100, 101, 112

and demographic indicators, 74

and desired family size, 200-201

and fertility, 2, 3, 50, 67, 70-74, 77, 107, 196-197

and fertility decline, 2, 3, 107-108, 197

and formal sector employment, 110

level of, 13, 17, 23-26

and marital stability, 88

and marriage, 74

and mortality decline, 198

and polygyny, 93, 95, 112

and population growth, 13

and proportions never married, 81-83, 85, 86

quality of, 13

by region, 24-27

and stunting, 137-138, 142

and wasting, 137-138, 140

Egypt

age at marriage in, 3

desired family size in, 3

fertility decline in, 3, 107, 199

Electricity

(see also Composite facilities indicator;

Socioeconomic

indicators)

and adult mortality, 180, 183

and demographic indicators, 74

by region, 23-26

Emigration

data on, 42

destinations of, 41-42, 43

Employment

in formal sector and education, 110

and marital stability, 88

public-sector, 14, 20, 21

Enquête Sur les Priorités (structural adjustment survey), 205

Enrollment (see School enrollment)

EPI (Expanded Programme on Immunization), 187-194, 198

and decline in child mortality, 5

impacts of, 114

results of, 139, 155

Ethnic groups

(see also specific ethnic groups)

composition of, 43

major, 32

wealth of, and child mortality, 130

Ethnicity

and age at first birth, 90-91

and age at marriage, 83, 90-91

and ASFRs, 70-71

and child mortality, 146, 150-151, 152-153

and fertility, 49, 63, 68-71, 93

and life expectancy at age20, 169

and marital stability, 88

and marriage process, 110-111

and migration, 83

and migration, temporary, 41

and polygyny, 95

and proportions never married, 82

European contact, 10-12

e(x) (see Life expectancy)

Exchange rate, 22

Expanded Programme on Immunization (see EPI)

Expectation of life (see Life expectancy)

Exports, 14, 15, 19

F

Fakao (study area)

birth intervals in, 98-99

survey in, 204, 206

Family planning

clinics, number of, 185

demand for, 101-102

and fertility decline, 196-197

and foreign assistance, 100

growth in, 100

and ideal family size, 101-102, 104

in other African countries, 197

Family size

(see also Desired family size;

Ideal family size)

and measles, 131

Fatick (department), child mortality in, 127-129

and infant mortality, 116, 117

Fatick (region)

adult mortality in, 6, 176, 177

antimalarial campaign in, 186-187

ASFRs in, 212

demographic survey of, 206

dominant ethnic group in, 32

and migration, temporary, 39, 40-41

migration to and from, 37, 38

population size and growth in, 32-33, 34

proportions never married in, 81

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socioeconomic indicators for, 24-28

urbanization in, 34

vaccination coverage in, 192

Fertility, 1-4, 45-112

(see also ASFRs;

Proximate determinants;

TFR;

and specific areas)

and abortion, 105

African fertility transition, 198-199

and age at marriage, 80-85, 92, 95

and birth intervals, 2

control of (see Contraception)

in Dakar, 2, 48-49, 60, 68, 91, 109

data quality, 50-54, 108

data sources, 46-47

by department, 59-61, 72-75, 210-219

and education, 2, 3, 50, 67, 70-74, 77, 107, 196-197

estimates of, from censuses, 46, 51-53, 59-61, 64-67, 109, 208-219

estimating techniques, 47, 208-209

by ethnicity, 49, 68-70, 71

by grand region, 48, 57-60, 61, 77

and housing quality, 74

illegitimate (see Illegitimacy)

increase in, 53-55, 76, 106

and infertility, 55

levels of, 46-57, 106

and marital stability, 55, 88

and marriage, 3, 77-95

new home economics model of, 67, 109

policies, 3-4, 107-108

and polygyny, 91-95

and population growth, 196

premarital (see Illegitimacy)

and proportions never married, 92

by region, 48, 57-67, 77, 210-219

by socioeconomic characteristic, 67-76

teenage, 89-91, 90

transition in, 198-201

trends in, 46-57, 76, 106

and urbanization, 2, 3, 74, 197

by urban/rural residence, 49, 59, 60, 68, 69, 107, 197

Fertility decline

(see also specific areas)

by age, 2, 106

(see also ASFRs)

and age at marriage, 2, 3, 77, 91, 106-107, 197-201

and birth intervals, 2

and child mortality, 196-197

conditions for, 196-197

and contraceptive use, 106-108, 197

contrasted with other African countries, 3, 7

in Dakar, 2, 3

and desired family size, 107, 196-197

detecting, 55-59

diffusion of, 76

and education, 2, 3, 107-108, 197

factors affecting, 2-4, 196-197

and family planning, 196-197

and ideal family size, 2-3, 106, 196

and illegitimacy, 107

and income, 67

and mortality, 196-197

in north Africa, 107

policies regarding, 3-4, 107-108

by region, 57-59

in rural areas, 197

in Senegal compared with Tunisia, 199-201

in sub-Saharan Africa, 7, 45, 56, 107

and urbanization, 2, 3, 197

by urban/rural residence, 107

First births (see Age at first birth)

Fissel (study area)

abstinence, amenorrhea, and breastfeeding in, 98-99

child mortality in, 123-125, 151

survey of, 204, 207

Formal sector

and education, 110

Foundiougne (department)

child mortality in, 127-129

France

migration to and from, 42

French

presence of, 10-12

Frequency of intercourse, 77

and polygyny, 91-92

G

Gambia, The

migration to and from, 42, 43

struggle over, 12

GDP (gross domestic product)

change in, 13-14

and development assistance, 19

growth in, 20, 21, 22

General Growth Balance Method for estimating coverage of adult deaths , 222-224

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GNP (gross national product)

(see also Per capita GNP)

and external debt, 19

Grand regions

and age at marriage, 83-84

ASFRs in, 57-59, 60

child mortality in, 4, 126, 149, 152-153

defined, 6, 57, 108, 194, 204

fertility in, 48, 57-60, 61, 77

proportions never married in, 81, 83, 84, 85

Gross domestic product (see GDP)

Gross national product (see GNP; Per capita GNP)

Growth

(see also Population growth)

of children, and nutrition, 134-138, 140-143

Growth Balance Method for estimating coverage of adult deaths, 164, 222-223

Guinea

immigration from, 41, 42

Guinea-Bissau

migration to and from, 41, 42, 43

H

Hazard models (see Multivariate analysis)

Hazards of child mortality

in Poisson regression method of analysis, 220-221

Health centers

distribution and number of, 185, 187

MCH centers, operation of, 188

Health infrastructure, 185-186, 187

decentralization of, 126, 185, 188

and mortality decline, 155, 197-198

Health knowledge

and mortality decline, 197-198

Health personnel

distribution and number of, 185, 187

Health policy, 126, 155, 185

impacts of, 138, 198

reform of, in 1978, 114, 188

Health programs, 186-194

(see also EPI)

Health services

(see also Primary health care)

availability of, and distance from Dakar, 125

and child mortality, 130, 132-133

decentralization of, 126, 185, 188

development of, 113-114

expenditures on, 15

Height of children (see Stunting; Wasting)

HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)

prevalence rates of, 178-180

Hospitals and hospital beds

distribution and number of, 185, 187

Household size

and child mortality, 151

Housing quality

(see also Composite facilities indicator;

Socioeconomic indicators)

and adult mortality, 180, 183

and child mortality, 151, 154

by demographic indicator, 74

by department, 24-25

and fertility, 74

good construction defined, 29

and marriage, 74, 75, 76

by region, 23-26

by urban/rural residence, 26

I

Ideal family size

and family planning, 101-102, 104

and fertility decline, 2-3, 106, 197

in north Africa, 3, 200

Illegitimacy

in Africa, 3, 107, 198-199

difficulty in defining, 111

and fertility decline, 107

levels of, 88-90

rise in, 111

Immigration, 41, 42

and population growth, 196

IMR (infant mortality rate), 16

(see also Mortality, child;

1q0)

estimates from various sources, 116

underestimation of, 108

Income

distribution of, 14, 21-22

and fertility decline, 67

and mortality decline, 197-198

and urban/rural residence, 14

Index of contraception (Cc), 78, 79, 100-102, 110

(see also Contraceptive use)

Index of induced abortion (Ia), 78, 79, 105, 110

(see also Abortion)

methods of calculating, 112

Index of marriage (Cm), 78, 79-95, 110

(see

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also Age at marriage;

Marital stability;

Marriage;

Polygyny;

Proportions never married)

Index of postpartum infecundability (Ci), 78, 79, 110

and breastfeeding, 96-97

methods of calculating, 112

Index of potential fertility (TF), 78

Index of sterility (Ip), 78, 79, 105-106, 110

Indicators (see Composite facilities indicator; Demographic indicators; Economic indicators; Socioeconomic indicators)

Infant mortality rate (see IMR)

Infectious and parasitic diseases

(see also specific diseases)

and adult mortality, 175

and household size, 151

Infecundity (see Index of postpartum infecundability)

Infertility

(see also Sterility)

and fertility trends, 55

levels of, 106

Informal sector, 19, 21

Intercensal survival methods of estimating adult mortality, 157-163, 184

Intercourse, frequency of, 77

and polygyny, 91-92

Intermediate variables (see Proximate determinants)

Intrauterine device (IUD) (see Contraception)

Investment, domestic, 22

Ip (see Index of sterility)

Islam, 10

and postpartum abstinence, 96

IUD (Intrauterine device) (see Contraception)

J

Le jebalé (traditional waiting period before marriage consummation), 110-111

K

Kaffrine (department)

child mortality in, 128, 149

Kaolack (city)

HIV prevalence in, 178-179

Kaolack (department)

child mortality in, 127-129, 130, 149

Kaolack (region), 10

adult mortality in, 6, 176, 177

ASFRs in, 213

demographic survey of, 206

dominant ethnic group in, 32

and migration, temporary, 39-41

migration to and from, 37, 38

population size and growth in, 32-33, 34

proportions never married in, 81

socioeconomic indicators for, 24-28

tetanus vaccination coverage in, 193

vaccination coverage in, 191-192

Kébémer (department)

child mortality in, 127-129

low mortality of, 194

Kédougou (department)

infant and child mortality in, 116, 117

Kenya

family planning program in, 197

fertility decline in, 3, 45, 55, 107, 198-199

illegitimacy in, 3, 198-199

reasons for choice as case study, 7

teenage marriage in, 3, 198-199

Khombole (rural area)

abstinence, amenorrhea, birth intervals. and breastfeeding in, 98-99

MCH center in, 123, 188

Kolda (department)

child mortality in, 128, 149

Kolda (region)

adult mortality in, 5, 176, 177

ASFRs in, 214

dominant ethnic group in, 32

immigrants in, 41

and migration, temporary, 40, 41

migration to and from, 37, 38

population size and growth in, 32-33, 34

proportions never married in, 81

socioeconomic indicators for, 24-28

vaccination coverage in, 191-192

La Korité (Muslim holiday)

and fertility estimation, 51, 108, 207

and mortality estimation, 115, 116, 163, 207

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L

l(x) (proportion surviving from birth to age x)

from census estimates, 166-167

5Lx (stationary age distribution), 166-167

Latrine facilities for households

(see also Composite facilities indicator;

Socioeconomic indicators)

and child mortality, 154-155, 156

and demographic indicators, 74

by region, 23-26

Leprosy

control efforts, 186

Life expectancy

by age and sex, 161-175, 180, 184

Life tables

functions of, estimated from census, 166-167

for small-scale studies, 171-174

Linguère (department)

child mortality in, 128, 149-150

Literacy (see Education)

Living conditions (see Housing quality)

Louga (department)

child mortality in, 127-129, 149

Louga (region), 10

adult mortality in, 6, 176, 177

ASFRs in, 215

dominant ethnic group in, 32

immigrants in, 41

and migration, temporary, 40

migration to and from, 37, 38

population size and growth of, 32-33

proportions never married in, 81

socioeconomic indicators for, 23-29

vaccination coverage in, 191-192

Lung diseases

and adult mortality, 175

M

4M1 (death rate for ages) 1-4

(see also Mortality, child)

compared with 45q15, 178, 179

Major Endemic Diseases Department, 186

Malaria

and adult mortality, 175

campaign against, 186-187

and child mortality, 127-128, 131-132, 138-139, 145, 157

factors affecting, 131-132

Malawi

fertility decline in, 45

Mali

migration to and from, 42, 43

Malinké (ethnic group), 43

(see also Ethnicity)

and age at marriage and age at first birth, 90

child mortality of, 151

life expectancy at age20 in, 169

Malnutrition

of children, 134-138, 139

and postpartum amenorrhea, 97

Mandingo (ethnic group), 43

(see also Ethnicity)

child mortality of, 146, 150, 151, 152-153

fertility of, 49, 70, 71

polygyny among, 95

Marital disruption, 85

and fertility, 55

Marital stability, 85-88

compared with other countries, 85-87

and fertility, 88

by socioeconomic characteristics, 87-88

Marriage

(see also Age at marriage;

Index of marriage;

Polygyny;

Proportions never married)

consensual unions, 111

in Dakar, 91

definitions of, 111

by department, 75-76

and education, 74

and fertility, 3, 77-95

forms of, 111

and housing quality, 74, 75, 76

as process, 110-111

and socioeconomic indicators, 72, 74

teenage, 89, 90

and urbanization, 74

Matam (department)

child mortality in, 127-129, 149-150

Maternal and child health (see MCH)

Maternal mortality

in small-scale studies, 175

Maternity clinics

after health policy reform, 188

number of, 185, 186

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Mauritania

migration to and from, 42, 43

Mbacké (department)

child mortality in, 127-129

Mbour (department)

child mortality in, 127-129

MCH (maternal and child health) centers, 123, 188

MCH services

and contraceptive use, 3-4

history of, 186

Measles

and child mortality, 131-132, 134, 138, 145

factors affecting, 131-132

and family size, 131

vaccinations for, 130, 187-192

Medical technology

and mortality decline, 197-198

Meningitis

vaccinations for, 187

Midwives

distribution of, 185, 187

Migration, internal, 34-43

(see also specific areas)

by age and sex, 37, 40

and age at marriage, 83

and child mortality, 120-122

to Dakar, 34, 36-40

data sources for, 35-36

defined, 35

and development, 43

effects of, 35, 41

lifetime, 36-37

net, 37-39

north to south, 34

and orphanhood data, 176

recent, 36-38

by region, 38

rural-urban, 34, 37-39

seasonal, 39-41

by sex, 37, 40

temporary, 36-37, 39-41

by urban/rural residence, 37

Migration, international, 41-42

Minimum wage (SMIG), 21-23, 29

Mlomp (study area)

adult mortality in, 168-169, 174, 175, 176

age at marriage in, 63, 90

ASFRs in, 65-66

birth intervals and abstinence in, 98-99

fertility in, 49, 63-65

life expectancy at age15 in, 175

life tables for, 174

and migration, temporary, 63

mortality decline in, 198

survey of, 62, 204, 206

Mlomp, child mortality in, 4-5

by age, 131-135

causes of, 130, 138-139, 144, 145

decline in, 4-5

and infant mortality, 116-117

rural areas of, 125, 130

by sex, 136

Mobile health teams, 186-189, 193

Model life tables, 166-167

and adult mortality estimates, 158-163, 164-178

and applicability to Senegal data, 194

child mortality in, 134

and estimates of 45q15, 176-178

in intercensal survival methods, 157-163

in orphanhood method, 164-165

survivorship ratios from, 160

Mortality, 4-6, 113-198

Mortality, adult, 5-6, 157-184

(see also Life expectancy;

45q15;

and specific areas)

by age, 161-180, 184

by cause, 169-175

in Dakar, 176, 177

data quality, 159, 161, 163, 194

data sources, 157, 159

by department, 177

estimates of, from censuses, 157-169, 176-180, 184

estimates of, from small-scale studies, 165-176

methods for calculating, 157-163

by region, 5-6, 176-184

by sex, 161-184, 194

and socioeconomic factors, 6, 180-183

Mortality, child, 118-157, 198

(see also IMR;

1q0;

4q1;

and specific areas)

and age of child, 130-135

and age of mother, 152-154

analysis methodology, 220-221

and birth order, 152-154

causes of, 138-139, 144, 145

in Dakar, 4, 118-124, 130-131, 132, 156

data quality for, 118, 133

data sources for, 114-122

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and demographic indicators, 139-151, 152, 153

by department, 127-130, 149-150

and distance from Dakar, 125-126

and education of mother, 5, 139, 146-150, 152-157

and EPI program, 5

estimates of, from 1988 census, 127-130, 149-150, 154-155

estimation methods, 117-118

by ethnicity, 146, 150-151, 152-153

and fertility decline, 196-197

by grand region, 4, 126, 149, 152-153

and health policy, 5, 155

and health services, 130, 132-133

and household size, 151

and housing quality, 151, 154

and income growth, 198

levels and trends of, 113, 117-126, 155-156

and malaria, 127-128, 131-132, 138-139, 145, 157

and measles, 131-132, 134, 138, 145

measures of, 114

by migrant status, 120-122

multivariate analysis of, 146-149, 151-155, 220-221

and NGOs, 156

north-south gradient in, 127, 149

and nutrition, 138-139, 151

and population growth, 196

and rainfall, 127

by region, 4, 126, 149-150, 152-153

in rural areas, 122-133, 135, 139

by sex, 133-134, 136, 194

and socioeconomic factors, 139-155

and structural adjustment policies, 5, 155-156

and urbanization, 5

by urban/rural residence, 4, 122, 124, 127-130, 139, 146-150, 152-157

and vaccinations, 134

Mortality, neonatal

(see also Mortality, child)

causes of, 138, 144

Mortality, postneonatal

(see also Mortality, child)

causes of, 138-139, 145

Mortality decline, 4-6, 12

(see also specific areas)

in Africa, 7, 113

factors affecting, 113, 197-198

and fertility, 196-197

and foreign assistance, 156

and health care, 155, 197-198

and income, 197-198

and medical technology, 197-198

and population growth, 196

Mortality rates, age-specific (ASMRs), 163-164, 166-167

Multivariate analysis of child mortality, 146-149, 151-155

methodology of, 220-221

N

Namibia

fertility decline in, 45

National Vaccination Coverage Surveys, 205

Natural increase, rate of, 196

Ndemene (study area)

child mortality in, 151

survey of, 204, 206

NDS (National Demographic Survey), 203

and child mortality data, 115

and fertility, 46, 54

as source of fertility data, 47

Neonatal mortality, 138, 144

(see also Mortality, child)

Neonatal tetanus (see Tetanus)

New home economics model of fertility, 67, 109

Ngayokhème (see Niakhar/Ngayokhème)

NGOs (nongovernmental organizations)

and child mortality, 156

Niakhar/Ngayokhème (study area)

adult mortality in, 168-175

age at marriage in, 91

age exaggeration in, 168

ASFRs in, 63-67

birth intervals and breastfeeding in, 98-99

changing boundaries of, 194

fertility in, 48, 54, 62

infant and child mortality in, 117

life expectancy at age 15 in, 169, 175, 184

life tables for, 171, 172

maternal mortality in, 175

polygyny and fertility in, 93

survey of, 62, 204, 206

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Niakhar/Ngayokhème, child mortality in

by age, 130-132, 135

causes of, 138-139, 144, 155

and infant mortality, 116, 117

rural areas of, 123, 124

by sex, 133-134, 136

Nigeria

fertility decline in, 45

Nioro du Rip (department)

child mortality in, 128, 149-150

Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)

and child mortality, 156

Norplant (see Contraception)

Northeastern region (see Grand regions)

Nuptiality (see Marriage)

Nurses

distribution of, 185, 187

Nutrition and Health Protection Program, 186

Nutritional status of children

and growth, 134-138, 140-143

and mortality, 138-139, 151

O

Odds ratios (see Multivariate analysis)

Orphanhood method of estimating adult mortality, 158, 164-165, 168-169, 177

adoption effect in, 165

effect of migration on, 176

Oussouye (department)

child mortality in, 127-129, 130, 149-150

infant and child mortality in, 116, 117

P

Paos Koto/Ndemene

birth intervals and breastfeeding in, 98-99

fertility in, 49

survey of, 204, 206

Parental survivorship

estimating adult mortality from, 164-165, 168-169, 176-178, 184

Parity

and desired family size, 101-102

and fertility control, 72, 96

Parity progression ratios (see B60)

Per capita GNP, 14, 15, 16, 21

Period parity distribution

and data quality, 52

Person-years lived in life table (5Lx)

estimated from census data, 166

Pertussis

(see also DPT)

and child mortality, 139, 145

vaccinations for, 188

Peul (ethnic group), 43

(see also Ethnicity)

and age at marriage and age at first birth, 90

child mortality of, 151

fertility of, 63

P/F ratio technique for estimating fertility, 47-50, 53, 54

Pharmacists

distribution of, 185, 187

Pikine

(see also Dakar)

abortion in, 105

child mortality in, 120-122, 124, 148-149

survey of, 204, 207

Pill, contraceptive (see Contraception)

Place of residence (see Urban/rural residence)

Pneumonia

and child mortality, 138, 145

Podor (department)

low mortality of, 194

Poisson regression (see Multivariate analysis)

Polio

vaccinations for, 188-190

Political divisions, 9-10, 11

Polygyny, 91-95, 111

and coital frequency, 91-92

and education, 93, 95, 112

and fertility, 91-93, 95

and socioeconomic characteristics, 93, 95

Population census, 12

Population census (1976), 207

adult mortality estimates from, 157-163, 184

coverage rates of, 163, 184, 63

as source of fertility data, 46

Population census (1988), 207

adult mortality estimates from, 157-165, 166-169, 176-178, 184

ASMR estimates from, 163-164

child mortality estimates from, 127-130, 149-150, 154-155

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correcting fertility estimates from, 208-219

coverage rates of, 163, 184

data quality of, 51-53, 65-67, 115-117, 208-209

death reporting in, completeness of, 115-117, 164, 222-224

fertility estimates from, 51-53, 59-61, 64-67, 109

life-table estimates from, 178, 180

as source of fertility data, 46

as source of mortality data, 115-118

Population density, 9, 34, 35

Population distribution

(see also Migration, internal)

changes in, 10, 34

Population growth

causes of, 1

in Dakar, 31, 34

and data quality, 32-33

and decline in child mortality, 196

and education, 13

and fertility, 196

and immigration, 196

rates of, 14, 30-31, 196

by region, 32-33, 34

in sub-Saharan Africa, 45

Population policies, 3-4, 107-108

Population projections, 1

Population pyramid (see Age distribution)

Population size

and health infrastructure, 186

by region, 32-33

Postneonatal mortality, 138-139, 145

(see also Mortality, child)

Postpartum abstinence, 96, 97, 98-99

(see also Index of postpartum infecundability)

Postpartum amenorrhea, 96-99

(see also Index of postpartum infecundability)

Postpartum infecundity (see Index of postpartum infecundability)

Potential fertility (TF), 78

Poular (ethnic group), 32

(see also Ethnicity)

age at marriage of, 83

child mortality of, 146, 151, 152-153

fertility of, 49, 70, 71

marital stability of, 88

marriage process of, 110-111

polygyny among, 95

PPR (Parity Progression Ratio) (see B60)

Pregnancies, unwanted, 105

(see also Abortion)

Prematurity

and neonatal mortality, 138, 144

Preston-Bennett method of estimating adult mortality, 158, 159-163

Primary health care, 113-114

and decline in child mortality, 155

history of, 185-186

policy and mortality decline, 198

and policy reform of 1978, 188

Proportions married, 77, 88

correlations of, with socioeconomic indicators, 72, 74

Proportions never married, 80-85, 88

(see also Age at marriage)

by age, 80-85, 86-87

in Dakar, 81, 83, 87, 91

by education, 81-83, 85, 86

by ethnicity, 82

and fertility, 92

by grand region, 81, 83, 84, 85

by region, 81, 84

by sex, 80-83

for small-scale studies, 81-82

by urban/rural residence, 82, 85, 87, 92

Proximate determinants of fertility, 77-106

(see also Index of contraception;

Index of induced abortion;

Index of marriage;

Index of postpartum infecundability;

Index of sterility;

Potential fertility)

levels of, 79

model of, 78, 110

Public health (see Health)

Q

5q0 (probability of dying before fifth birthday), 114

(see also Mortality, child)

1q0 (probability of dying before first birthday)

(see also IMR;

Mortality, child)

comparisons from various sources, 116-118

relationship of, to 4q1, 130-133, 134, 135, 194

4q1 (probability of dying between 1st and 5th birthdays)

(see also Mortality, child)

comparisons from various sources, 116-118

by department, 127-130

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factors affecting, 131

and malaria, 131-132

and measles, 131-132

relationship of, to 1q0, 130-133, 134, 135, 194

45q15 (probability of dying between 15th and 60th birthdays), 165, 175

(see also Mortality, adult)

compared with 4M1, 178, 179

by region, 5-6, 176-178, 179, 180, 181

by sex, 175, 176-178, 179, 180, 181, 184

R

Ramadan (see Korité)

Reference point error

in 1988 census, 115

in birth histories, 47

Regions, administrative, 9-10, 11

(see also Grand regions;

and specific regions)

abstinence, amenorrhea, birth intervals, and breastfeeding in, 96-99

adult and child mortality in, 178, 182

adult mortality in, 5-6, 165-184

age at marriage in, 106

antimalarial campaign in, 186-187

ASFRs in, 210-219

child mortality in, 4, 126, 131, 132, 149-150, 152, 153

composite facilities indicators for, 24-25, 28

dominant ethnic group in, 32

education in, 23-28

fertility decline in, 57-59

fertility in, 48, 57-67, 77, 210-219

good construction in, 23-26

health care system in, 28

immigrants in, 41

migration, temporary, in, 41

migration to and from, 37-38

nuptiality and economic status in, 7

population density of, 34, 35

population size and growth of, 32-33, 34

proportions never married in, 81, 84

quality of data on, 108

socioeconomic indicators for, 6, 23-29

surveys of, 205-207

urbanization in, 24-25, 34

vaccination coverage in, 191-193

Regression analysis (see Multivariate analysis)

Religion (see Islam)

Remarriage, 85, 88

(see also Marital stability)

and polygyny, 92

Remittances

and balance of payments, 19

and health investment, 130

Residence (see Rural residence; Urban/rural residence)

Respiratory infections

and child mortality, 138-139, 145

Ross-Mauldin Index of family planning program effort, 197, 201

Rural residence

(see also Urban/rural residence)

and child mortality, 122-133, 135, 139

and fertility decline, 197

and HIV prevalence, 180

S

Saint-Louis (city)

causes of death in, 175

child mortality in, 122-124

HIV prevalence in, 178-179

registration of deaths in, 175

vital registration in, 12, 116-117, 122

Saint-Louis (region)

adult mortality in, 6, 176, 177

ASFRs in, 216

child mortality in, 131, 132

and migration, temporary, 40

migration to and from, 37, 38

population size and growth in, 32-33, 34

proportions never married in, 81

socioeconomic indicators for, 24-28

vaccination coverage in, 191-192

Sanitation (see Latrine facilities)

School enrollment

(see also Education)

and fertility, 3

levels and trends of, 3, 17, 29

by region, 23-25

Seasonal migration, 36-37, 39-41

Sédhiou (department)

child mortality in, 127-129

Serer (ethnic group), 32

(see also Ethnicity)

and age at marriage and migration, 83

child mortality of, 146, 151, 152-153

fertility of, 70, 71, 93

identification by, with Wolof, 109

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and migration, temporary, 41

polygyny among, 95

Sex

and adult mortality, 161-184, 194

and child mortality, 133-134, 136, 194

and life expectancy, 161-167

and migration, 37, 40

and proportions never married, 80-83

and socioeconomic characteristics and adult mortality, 180

Sex ratios, 32, 33

Sexually transmitted diseases, 105-106

(see also AIDS)

Sine-Saloum (region), 10

(see also Fatick;

Kaolack)

abstinence, amenorrhea, breastfeeding, and birth intervals in, 96-99

quality of data on, 108

survey of, 206

Singulate mean age at marriage (SMAM)

(see also Age at marriage)

correlations with socioeconomic indicators, 74

Smallpox, 186, 187

Small-scale studies

(see also Bandafassi;

Mlomp;

Niakhar/Ngayokhème)

abstinence, amenorrhea, birth intervals, and breastfeeding in, 98-99

adult mortality in, 165-176, 184

age at first birth in, 90-91

age at marriage in, 63, 90-91

age exaggeration in, 168

ASFRs in, 62-67

boundaries of, 194

causes of death in, 169-175

fertility in, 48-49, 54, 62-67

infant and child mortality in, 116, 117

life expectancy at ages 15 or 20 in, 169, 175, 184

life-tables for, 171-174

location of sites, 204

maternal mortality in, 175

proportions never married in, 81-82

45q15 in, 175

sterility in, 106

surveys of, 62, 204-207

vaccination coverage in, 191-193

Small-scale studies, child mortality in, 4-5

by age, 130-135

causes of, 130, 138-139, 144, 145, 155

decline in, 4-5

by ethnicity, 151

and infant mortality, 116, 117

in rural areas of, 123, 124, 125, 130

by sex, 133-134, 136

SMAM (singulate mean age at marriage)

(see also Age at marriage)

correlations with socioeconomic indicators, 74

Socioeconomic factors

and adult mortality, 6, 180-183

and child mortality, 139-155

and marital stability, 87-88

and polygyny, 93, 95

and stunting, 137, 142-143

Socioeconomic indicators, 23-29

(see also Composite facilities indicator)

correlations of, with adult mortality, 183

correlations of, with child mortality, 155

correlations of, with fertility and nuptiality indicators, 74

by department, 24-25

and distance from Dakar, 28

by region, 6, 23-29

Soninke (ethnic group)

(see also Ethnicity)

wealth of, and child mortality, 130

South Africa

fertility decline in, 45

Southern region (see Grand regions)

STDs (sexually transmitted diseases), 105-106

(see also AIDS)

Sterility, 78, 105-106

(see also Index of sterility)

Sterilization (see Contraception)

Structural adjustment

and child mortality, 5, 155-156

policies, 5, 14, 155-156

survey of, 205

Stunting (low height for age), 134-138, 142-143

Sub-Saharan Africa (see Africa, sub-Saharan)

Surveillance systems (see Small-scale studies)

Survey on Child Mortality in the Sahel (EMIS), 124, 207

Surveys (see Data sources)

Survival, child

and birth intervals, 97

preceding, and child mortality, 152, 154

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Survivorship

estimating adult mortality with, 157-163, 164-168, 169, 176-178, 184

T

Tambacounda (region)

adult mortality in, 5, 176, 177

ASFRs in, 217

dominant ethnic group in, 32

and migration, temporary, 40

migration to and from, 37, 38

population density of, 34

population size and growth of, 32-33, 34

proportions never married in, 81

socioeconomic indicators for, 24-28

vaccination coverage in, 191-193

Tanzania

fertility decline in, 45

Technology, medical

and mortality decline, 197-198

Temporary migration, 36-37, 39-41

Tetanus

(see also DPT)

and neonatal mortality, 138, 144

vaccinations for, 188, 193

TF (potential fertility), 78

TFR (total fertility rate)

(see also ASFRs;

Fertility)

defined, 108

levels and trends of, 1-2, 16, 47-50, 196, 199, 200

Thiénaba (study area)

abstinence, amenorrhea, birth intervals, and breastfeeding in, 98-99

child mortality in, 123-125, 151

survey in, 204, 207

Thiès (department)

child mortality in, 127-129, 149

Thiès (region)

adult mortality in, 6, 176, 177

antimalarial campaign in, 186-187

ASFRs in, 218

child mortality in, 149

dominant ethnic group in, 32

and migration, temporary, 40

migration to, 37

population density of, 34

population size and growth of, 32-33

proportions never married in, 81

socioeconomic indicators for, 24-28

vaccination coverage in, 192

Tivaouane (department)

child mortality in, 127-129, 149

TMFR (total marital fertility rate), 79

Toilet facilities for households

(see also Composite facilities indicator;

Socioeconomic indicators)

and child mortality, 154-155, 156

and demographic indicators, 74

by region, 23-26

Total fertility rate (see TFR)

Tuberculosis

vaccinations for, 188-190

Tunisia

demographic transition in, 199-201

fertility decline in, 3, 107, 199-201

U

Unwanted pregnancies, 105

(see also Abortion)

Urbanization

and child mortality, 5

definitional problems, 43-44

and demographic indicators, 74

by department, 24-25

and fertility, 74

and fertility decline, 2, 3, 197

level of, 16

by region, 24-25, 34

Urban/rural residence

(see also Rural residence)

and abortion, 104

and access to clean water and electricity, 26

and age at first birth, 68, 200

and age at marriage, 83, 85

and ASFRs, 69, 209-219

and birth intervals, 98-99

and breastfeeding, 98-99

and child mortality, 4, 122, 124, 127-130, 139, 146-150, 152-157

and contraceptive use, 100, 101

and fertility, 49, 60, 68, 69, 107, 197

and housing quality, 26

and income, 14

and marital stability, 88

and migration, 37

and polygyny, 93, 95

and postpartum amenorrhea, 97, 98

and proportions never married, 82, 85, 87, 92

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and stunting, 137, 142

and vaccination coverage, 114, 191-192

and wasting, 140

V

Vaccination coverage

differentials in, 5

and distance from dispensaries, 193

before EPI, 187-188

under EPI, 5, 114, 189-194

methods of estimating, 190-191

by region, 191-193

in small-scale studies, 191-193

surveys of, 205

uneven, 189

by urban/rural residence, 114, 191-192

Vaccinations

(see also specific diseases)

and child mortality, 134

complete, defined, 195

programs of, before 1978, 187-188

Verbal autopsies

and causes of death, 169

Vital registration systems, 12, 175

W

Wages, 21-23, 29

Wasting (low weight for height), 134-138, 140-141

Water supply for households

(see also Composite facilities indicator;

Socioeconomic indicators)

and adult mortality, 180, 183

and child mortality, 148-149, 151, 154

by region, 23-26

Weaning

and stunting, 137

Weight of children (see Wasting)

Western region (see Grand regions)

WFS (World Fertility Survey of 1978), 2, 204

ASFRs from, 57, 58

child mortality estimates in Dakar from, 119-122

data quality of, 108

fertility estimates from, 46-50, 51, 57, 58

regions in, 6

as source of abortion data, 104

as source of child mortality data, 115

as source of nuptiality data, 85

Wolof (ethnic group), 12, 32, 43

(see also Ethnicity)

child mortality of, 146, 151, 152-153

fertility of, 49, 70, 71

polygyny among, 95

Serer identifying as, 109

World Fertility Survey (see WFS)

Y

Yellow fever

vaccinations for, 187, 190

Z

Zambia

fertility decline in, 45

Ziguinchor (city)

HIV prevalence in, 178-179

Ziguinchor (department)

nuptiality and socioeconomic status in, 75

Ziguinchor (region), 10

adult mortality in, 6, 176, 177

ASFRs in, 219

dominant ethnic group in, 32

educational indicators in, 28

health care system in, 28

level of urbanization in, 34

and migration, temporary, 39, 40-41

migration to and from, 37, 38

nuptiality and socioeconomic status in, 76

population size and growth in, 32-33, 34

proportions never married in, 81

socioeconomic indicators for, 23-27

vaccination coverage in, 191-192

Zimbabwe

family planning program in, 197

fertility decline in, 3, 45, 55, 107, 198-199

illegitimacy in, 3, 198-199

teenage marriage in, 3, 198-199

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This volume, the last in the series Population Dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa, examines key demographic changes in Senegal over the past several decades. It analyzes the changes in fertility and their causes, with comparisons to other sub-Saharan countries. It also analyzes the causes and patterns of declines in mortality, focusing particularly on rural and urban differences.

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