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Title
Fertility differentials and determinants in Ghana: 1979/80 |
Full text
http://hdl.handle.net/1885/117132 |
Date
1986 |
Author(s)
Amoo-Appau, Kwaku |
Abstract
The study was based on the Ghana Fertility Survey (GFS) 1979/80
dataset. The main objective of the study was to study fertility
differentials and determinants at the national level as well as for
three broad regional groups, with the emphasis on the regional analysis.
The then nine administrative regions of Ghana were re-grouped into three
broad regional groups as Regions 1, 2 and 3 on the basis of cultural
similarity and geographical contiguity.
In the analysis of fertility differentials, it was found that
variables that seem to have a noticeable effect on fertility in Ghana
included age at first marriage, place of work and to some extent, at
least, in some of the regional groups, education and partner's
occupation. Religion, ethnic group, husband's place of abode, number of
times married and partner's education were found not to have important
effect on fertility, when controlled for age and place of residence. In
the analysis of fertility determinants, it was found that age at first
marriage was the most important determinant of fertility in all the
three regional groups. Education, however, was not found to be a major
determinant of fertility in any of the three regional groups, especially
in Region 1 where its effect was the weakest. Finally, it was observed
that differences in fertility among the three regional groups were not
significant. |
Subject(s)
Fertility, Human Ghana |
Language
en_AU |
Publisher
Canberra, ACT: The Australian National University |
Type of publication
Thesis (Masters sub-thesis) |
Format
xi, 90 leaves; application/pdf |
Rights
Author retains copyright |
Identifier
b1688012 |
Repository
Canberra - Australian National University
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