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Socioeconomic differences in reproductive behaviour

I dos Santos Silva1, V Beral

  • 1Department of Epidemiology and Population Sciences, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK.

IARC Scientific Publications
|January 1, 1997
PubMed
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Socioeconomic status significantly influences reproductive behaviors, potentially explaining variations in female reproductive cancer risks. However, direct links require more specific data not currently available.

Area of Science:

  • Reproductive Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Socioeconomic status (SES) shows significant variations in female reproductive cancer risks.
  • Reproductive behaviors are known to be influenced by socioeconomic factors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if socioeconomic variations in reproductive behavior explain socioeconomic differentials in female reproductive cancer risk.
  • To analyze data from global surveys on fertility and health.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from World Fertility Surveys, Demographic and Health Surveys, and national surveys.
  • Examined socioeconomic differentials in parity, age at first birth, childlessness, breastfeeding duration, and age at menopause.

Main Results:

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  • Marked socioeconomic differentials observed in most reproductive behaviors across diverse settings.
  • Higher SES and education generally correlated with lower fertility, later first birth, higher childlessness, shorter breastfeeding, and later menopause.
  • The magnitude and direction of these differentials varied significantly by country and generation.

Conclusions:

  • Socioeconomic differences in reproductive behaviors may partially explain variations in female reproductive cancer risks.
  • Direct assessment of this relationship is limited by the lack of birth-cohort-specific data on both reproductive behavior and cancer risks.