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- Title
Menarche, menopause and reproduction in the Kipsigis of Kenya.
- Authors
Mulder, Monique Borgerhoff
- Abstract
Among the Kipsigis, a population of south-western Kenya who do not use contraception, age at menarche and age at last live birth could be determined for a cohort of post-menopausal women, through reference to clitoridectomy ceremonies that can easily be dated. While a woman's age at last live birth was strongly associated with the length of her reproductive lifespan, completed family size was better predicted by age at menarche. The demographic implications of variation in menarcheal age are discussed.
- Subjects
KENYA; MENARCHE; MENOPAUSE; REPRODUCTION; CLITORIDECTOMY; CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN fertility; SEX customs; KIPSIGIS (African people)
- Publication
Journal of Biosocial Science, 1989, Vol 21, Issue 2, p179
- ISSN
0021-9320
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0021932000017879