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Pre-marital fertility in Liberia
1Demographic Research Group, School of Economic and Financial Studies, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
Journal of Biosocial Science
|January 1, 1995
Abstract:
This analysis of the 1986 Liberia Demographic and Health Survey data finds remarkably high fertility levels among women who have never married or lived with a man, reflecting widespread pre-marital sex and a lack of use of contraception. It is found that single Liberian women are more likely to foster out children than married Liberian women of the same age.
Keywords:
AfricaAfrica South Of The SaharaBehaviorBirth RateContraceptionContraceptive UsageDemographic And Health SurveysDemographic FactorsDemographic SurveysDeveloping CountriesEnglish Speaking AfricaFamily PlanningFertilityFertility MeasurementsFertility RateHigh Fertility PopulationLiberiaLogistic ModelMathematical ModelModels, TheoreticalPopulationPopulation DynamicsPremarital Sex BehaviorSex BehaviorWestern Africa