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- Title
The desire for children in tropical Africa: the influence of relatives on fertility decisions in Ankole, Uganda.
- Authors
Ntozi, James P. M.; Ntozi, J P
- Abstract
In a survey in Ankole (Uganda) in 1985, 1664 women in samples of the three socioeconomic groups (pastoralists, cultivators and mixed farmers) were asked questions on their reproductive history, and 1029 men questions on educational and wedding costs and their expectations of help from relatives and obligations to help relatives. It is shown that the extended family system allows a great deal of mutual support, while the power of the elders allows them to influence younger married relatives to follow the pronatalist traditions of the society.
- Subjects
ANKOLE (Uganda); UGANDA; HUMAN fertility; SOCIOECONOMICS; EDUCATION costs; MARRIAGE; FAMILY systems theory; FAMILIES &; psychology; COMPARATIVE studies; FAMILIES; FERTILITY; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; EVALUATION research
- Publication
Journal of Biosocial Science, 1990, Vol 22, Issue 4, p433
- ISSN
0021-9320
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1017/S0021932000018848