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The fertility impact of spousal separation
Studies in Family Planning
|May 1, 1984
Abstract:
The impact of spousal separation on marital fertility in a natural fertility context is investigated. REPMOD, a procedure for computer simulation of reproductive processes, is employed. A given length of separation affects fertility more, the less it overlaps with time during which the woman is not at risk of conception. Thus the "efficiency" of separation as a constraint on fertility increases as its duration increases, the duration of postpartum amenorrhea decreases, and fecundability decreases. Effects of spousal separation in actual situations can be estimated using results of these simulations as inputs.
Keywords:
Abortion, SpontaneousAge FactorsBirth Intervals--determinantsComputer Programs And ProgrammingDemographic FactorsFecundabilityFecundityFertilityFertility DeterminantsFertility MeasurementsInformationInformation ProcessingIntermediate VariablesMarriageMarriage PatternsMathematical ModelModels, TheoreticalNatural Fertility--determinantsNuptialityPopulationPopulation DynamicsPostpartum AmenorrheaPregnancy Intervals--determinantsReproductionResearch MethodologyResearch ReportSeparation