Fertility transition in Ghana: looking back and looking forward
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Auteurs : Samuel Agyei-Mensah [Ghana]Source :
- Population, Space and Place [ 1544-8444 ] ; 2006-11.
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- Abortion, Abortion ratio, Abstinence, Academic press, Accra, Administrative regions, African countries, African fertility decline, African policy studies, Agricultural adversity, Birth control, Bongaarts, Burkina faso, Caldwell, Casterline, Child survival, Contemporary patterns, Contraception, Contraceptive, Copyright, Cumulative fertility, Demographic transition, Determinant, Development review, Early stages, Economic adversity, Economic hardship, Educational levels, Family change, Family planning, Family planning method, Family planning programmes, Family planning services, Family size, Fertility, Fertility behaviour, Fertility change, Fertility decline, Fertility desires, Fertility differentials, Fertility estimates, Fertility levels, Fertility limitation, Fertility rates, Fertility regulation, Fertility transition, Fertility transitions, Focus group discussions, Future fertility decline, Gaisie, Gdhs, Ghana, Ghana fertility survey, Ghana population census, Ghanaian, Ghanaian fertility, Ghanaian fertility transition, Goaso forest district, Greater accra, Greater accra region, Greenwood press, Health survey, Health surveys, High fertility, Higher fertility, Infant mortality, Infant mortality rate, International union, Irreversible fertility transition, John wiley sons, Kenya, Large families, Male condom, Many children, Median, Median duration, Modern contraception, Modern contraception usage, Modern contraceptives, Modern methods, More urbanised, National level, National research council, Nations population fund, Ngouchi memorial institute, Northern ghana, Northern region, Other african countries, Other countries, Other factors, Parenthood association, Popul, Population division, Population growth, Population studies, Postpartum, Postpartum abstinence, Postpartum amenorrhoea, Postpartum practices, Primary education, Programme, Proximate determinants, Public health services, Recent increase, Recent stability, Regional differentials, Reproductive, Reproductive behaviour, Resource development, Rural areas, Rural communities, Rural fertility, Same period, Samuel department, Sexual abstinence, Sexual relations, Sharp decline, Social affairs, Social context, Social organisation, Southern africa, Southern ghana, Space place, Subsaharan africa, Total fertility rates, Tropical africa, Uneven development, Unpublished paper, Upper west regions, Urban areas, Urban elite, Urban fertility, Urbanisation, Walle, West africa, World bank.
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- Abortion, Abortion ratio, Abstinence, Academic press, Accra, Administrative regions, African countries, African fertility decline, African policy studies, Agricultural adversity, Birth control, Bongaarts, Burkina faso, Caldwell, Casterline, Child survival, Contemporary patterns, Contraception, Contraceptive, Copyright, Cumulative fertility, Demographic transition, Determinant, Development review, Early stages, Economic adversity, Economic hardship, Educational levels, Family change, Family planning, Family planning method, Family planning programmes, Family planning services, Family size, Fertility, Fertility behaviour, Fertility change, Fertility decline, Fertility desires, Fertility differentials, Fertility estimates, Fertility levels, Fertility limitation, Fertility rates, Fertility regulation, Fertility transition, Fertility transitions, Focus group discussions, Future fertility decline, Gaisie, Gdhs, Ghana, Ghana fertility survey, Ghana population census, Ghanaian, Ghanaian fertility, Ghanaian fertility transition, Goaso forest district, Greater accra, Greater accra region, Greenwood press, Health survey, Health surveys, High fertility, Higher fertility, Infant mortality, Infant mortality rate, International union, Irreversible fertility transition, John wiley sons, Kenya, Large families, Male condom, Many children, Median, Median duration, Modern contraception, Modern contraception usage, Modern contraceptives, Modern methods, More urbanised, National level, National research council, Nations population fund, Ngouchi memorial institute, Northern ghana, Northern region, Other african countries, Other countries, Other factors, Parenthood association, Popul, Population division, Population growth, Population studies, Postpartum, Postpartum abstinence, Postpartum amenorrhoea, Postpartum practices, Primary education, Programme, Proximate determinants, Public health services, Recent increase, Recent stability, Regional differentials, Reproductive, Reproductive behaviour, Resource development, Rural areas, Rural communities, Rural fertility, Same period, Samuel department, Sexual abstinence, Sexual relations, Sharp decline, Social affairs, Social context, Social organisation, Southern africa, Southern ghana, Space place, Subsaharan africa, Total fertility rates, Tropical africa, Uneven development, Unpublished paper, Upper west regions, Urban areas, Urban elite, Urban fertility, Urbanisation, Walle, West africa, World bank.
Abstract
It is widely accepted that while the fertility transition is underway in sub‐Saharan Africa, the pattern of change differs widely in both time and space. This paper examines the case of Ghana, regarded as the vanguard in the West African fertility transition. Based largely on analyses of Demographic and Health Survey data as well as localised studies, significant patterns emerge. One puzzling finding is that the increase in modern contraception usage has not kept pace with the declines in fertility. The paper suggests that this mismatch can be explained either by an increase in induced abortions, reduced exposure to sexual relations (perhaps due to HIV), or misreporting of contraceptive use. The paper also highlights the considerable geographical diversity in the ongoing fertility transition. The Northern region is still in the pre‐transition stage, with little decline in fertility to date. In contrast, the pace of decline has been very rapid in the Greater Accra region. The factors underlying these patterns and the future trajectory of the fertility transition are discussed. It is argued that the fertility transition may be more leisurely in the near future than in the recent past. Among the factors working against future fertility decline are the stability in the infant mortality rate, the stall in fertility desires, and the low patronage of modern contraceptives especially in rural areas. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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This paper examines the case of Ghana, regarded as the vanguard in the West African fertility transition. Based largely on analyses of Demographic and Health Survey data as well as localised studies, significant patterns emerge. One puzzling finding is that the increase in modern contraception usage has not kept pace with the declines in fertility. The paper suggests that this mismatch can be explained either by an increase in induced abortions, reduced exposure to sexual relations (perhaps due to HIV), or misreporting of contraceptive use. The paper also highlights the considerable geographical diversity in the ongoing fertility transition. The Northern region is still in the pre‐transition stage, with little decline in fertility to date. In contrast, the pace of decline has been very rapid in the Greater Accra region. The factors underlying these patterns and the future trajectory of the fertility transition are discussed. It is argued that the fertility transition may be more leisurely in the near future than in the recent past. Among the factors working against future fertility decline are the stability in the infant mortality rate, the stall in fertility desires, and the low patronage of modern contraceptives especially in rural areas. 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