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- Title
The Demographic Impact of Changes in Contraceptive Practice in Third World Populations.
- Authors
Westoff, Charles F.; Moreno, Lorenzo; Goldman, Noreen
- Abstract
Two questions are posed: How much would fertility decline if unwanted births were prevented? How much would unwanted fertility decline if contraceptive practice improved? Data collected from eight developing countries in the Demographic and Health Surveys suggest that unless wanted fertility declines further, the opportunity to reduce total fertility is largely limited to the extent of unwanted fertility in a population. Even in a country like Peru, where a third of births are reported unwanted, the potential for reducing total fertility by increasing effective contraceptive use is very limited. Likewise the demographic potential of new contraceptive technology may be limited. The article develops a methodology appropriate for the general objective of determining the effect on fertility of improvements in contraceptive practice among those not wanting more births.
- Subjects
DEMOGRAPHIC change; DEMOGRAPHIC transition; FERTILITY; HUMAN reproduction; CONTRACEPTIVES; SURVEYS; DEVELOPING countries
- Publication
Population & Development Review, 1989, Vol 15, Issue 1, p91
- ISSN
0098-7921
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/1973406