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Education, fertility and contraception among Hindus and Roman Catholics in Goa
Journal of Biosocial Science
|July 1, 1991
Abstract:
Differences in age at marriage, fertility and contraceptive use are related to religious background, individual educational level and community level education. In general, the effects of community education are weak compared to individual level of education, but differences exist between Hindus and Roman Catholics.
Keywords:
AsiaCatholicismChristianityComparative StudiesContraceptionContraceptive PrevalenceContraceptive Prevalence SurveysContraceptive UsageDemographic FactorsDeveloping CountriesEconomic FactorsEducational StatusFamily PlanningFamily Planning SurveysFamily Planning, Behavioral MethodsFemale SterilizationFertilityFertility MeasurementsFertility SurveysHinduismIndiaMarriageMarriage AgeMarriage PatternsMethodological StudiesNuptialityPopulationPopulation CharacteristicsPopulation DynamicsReligionResearch MethodologyRhythm Method, CalendarRural Population--womenSexual AbstinenceSocioeconomic FactorsSocioeconomic StatusSouthern AsiaSterilization, SexualStudies