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1School of Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287, USA.
Studies in family planning
|February 14, 2024
概括
超过理想家庭规模的母亲经常在乌干达寄养孩子. 尽管人们希望家庭规模更小,但这种做法仍然是一致的,重点是儿童抚养.
科学领域:
- 人口统计学 人口统计学
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 生殖健康 生殖健康
背景情况:
- 母亲可能会超过理想家庭规模 (IFS),导致抚养孩子的挑战.
- 在一些社会中,为应对抚养孩子的负担,将孩子放弃是常见的做法.
- 乌干达经历了生育过渡,随着时间的推移,理想的家庭规模正在下降.
研究的目的:
- 调查超过理想家庭规模的母亲与乌干达儿童外育之间的关系.
- 确定儿童外育是否可以作为管理过度生育的策略.
- 为了检查这种关系如何随着生育率下降而演变.
主要方法:
- 对六轮乌干达人口和健康调查 (1988-2016) 的分析.
- 单独为母亲和儿童 (0-17岁) 运行模型,以评估外育行为.
- 检查超出理想家庭规模对儿童外育的影响.
主要成果:
- 在超过IFS的母亲和儿童外育之间存在强烈的积极关联.
- 这一关系在研究期间 (1988-2016) 保持稳定.
- 孩子的年龄,而不是母亲超过IFS,显著地解释了孩子是否被寄养.
结论:
- 儿童外育是乌干达家庭的一种持久策略,是管理生育和育儿的重要组成部分.
- 尽管理想家庭规模下降,但生育和外育行为仍然是一致的.
- 这项研究揭示了家庭规模偏好和实际的育儿实践之间的复杂相互作用.
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