A Demographic Profile of the People of Jammu and Kashmir 2. Estimates, Trends and Differentials in Fertility

Bhasin, M.K.; Nag, Shampa

doi:10.1080/09709274.2002.11905525

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“…of sons, use of BCM, etc. affects fertility (RGI-fertility survey, 1971;Basu et al, 1988;Bhasin and Kshatriya, 1990;Elamin and Bhuyan, 1999;Bhasin and Nag, 2002b).…”

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Demographic Study of Gujjars of Delhi: VI. Factors Affecting Fertility, Infant Mortality and Use of BCM

Dabral

Malik

2005

Journal of Human Ecology

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Association between various bio-social factors that affect fertility, infant mortality and use of birth control methods was examined among Gujjars of Delhi. The data were collected from 558 households on ever-married women in the age group 15-49 years. Among Gujjars, women's age has the most significant effect on fertility and family planning acceptance; while fertility influences infant mortality the most. Women's education is also an important determinant of these variables. Stepwise multivariate analysis reflects that older women tend to have higher fertility, followed by higher ideal no. of children. Also, fertility further increases with higher infant mortality (that is the next factor affecting it). It is expected that lowering of infant mortality may help in reducing fertility. Among older woman infant mortality is higher. Usage of family planning methods among older women is lower as compared to women who were younger at the time of field survey. There is a decline in usage of BCM with the increase in surviving children, however if the women has higher desire for sons and higher ideal number of children then their acceptance and use decline further.

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“…of sons, use of BCM, etc. affects fertility (RGI-fertility survey, 1971;Basu et al, 1988;Bhasin and Kshatriya, 1990;Elamin and Bhuyan, 1999;Bhasin and Nag, 2002b).…”

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Demographic Study of Gujjars of Delhi: VI. Factors Affecting Fertility, Infant Mortality and Use of BCM

Dabral

Malik

2005

Journal of Human Ecology

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“…It is found that a later age at marriage reduces fertility (Agarwala, 1967;Durch, 1980;Yadav and Badari, 1997). Educational level, economic status, religious attitudes, women's work participation, etc are other factors, affecting fertility (RGI-fertility survey, 1971;Basu et al, 1988;Bhasin,V., 1990;Elamin andBhuyan, 1999, Pandey et al, 2000;Bhasin and Nag, 2002b), in addition to, conception control practices and attitudes, (Bhuyan and Ahmed, 1984).…”

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Demographic Study of Gujjars of Delhi II. Reproductive Profile and Mortality Levels

Dabral

Malik

2004

Journal of Human Ecology

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Fertility is a major counteracting force to population attrition from mortality and therefore, has a significant impact as an expansionary force in population dynamics. While mortality, on the other hand, checks the unlimited growth of population and regulates the distribution of individuals in different age groups. It is well known that increasing birth rates cause exposure to several social problems like crisis of minimum needs for survival and subsistence which includes scarcity of food and land, poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, etc. Information on fertility and mortality is relevant both to demographic assessment of the population and to assessment of health policies and programmes. Keeping this in mind, the present study was conducted among Hindu Gujjars of Delhi. The data for present study was collected by interviewing ever-married Gujjar women aged 15-49 years from a sample of 558 households. Fertility among Gujjars is higher than all Delhi population. Gujjar women are by and large reproductively active during prime childbearing ages of 20-29 years. Gujjar women tend to marry early and there is still a fair amount of fertility at very younger ages. Majority of pregnancies resulted in live births. For over three children born, around ninety percent are surviving. Infant and child mortality is relatively higher in groups where fertility is higher. The mean duration of postpartum amenorrhoea is 4.9 months. Mean age at menarche is 13.99 years while mean menopausal age is 44.06 years. Though IMR is lower among Gujjars, but overall mortality (CDR) is slightly higher than all Delhi population with respiratory disorder being the primary cause of death.

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“…More specifically, we examine the effect of three determinants of fertility [20], age at marriage, child loss, and education on family size across the three geographical regions. In addition, we also describe the differences in the effects of age at marriage, child loss and education across the three divisions, the northern Plains, Himalayan region, and the Deccan Plateau.…”

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Spatial Divisions and Fertility in India

Pillai

Salehin

2012

International Journal of Population Research

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The Indian subcontinent can be divided into four geographical divisions. In this paper, we characterize three of the four divisions; the Northern Plains, the Deccan Plateau, and the Northern Mountains or the Himalayan as regions with dissimilar climatic and physical resources. It is argued that human adaptations to these variations would be varied by differences in social organization of production and consumption resulting in differences in fertility differences across the three divisions. We found significant differences in the median age at motherhood as well as in the total family size. The effects of the three selected fertility determinants, age at marriage, years of woman's education, and level of child loss on family size also varied significantly across the three divisions. There is considerable homogeneity with respect to fertility levels within the zones considered in this study.

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A Demographic Profile of the People of Jammu and Kashmir 2. Estimates, Trends and Differentials in Fertility

Cited by 6 publications

References 12 publications

Demographic Study of Gujjars of Delhi: VI. Factors Affecting Fertility, Infant Mortality and Use of BCM

Demographic Study of Gujjars of Delhi: VI. Factors Affecting Fertility, Infant Mortality and Use of BCM

Demographic Study of Gujjars of Delhi II. Reproductive Profile and Mortality Levels

Spatial Divisions and Fertility in India

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