Islam, Polygyny and Modern Contraceptive Use in Francophone sub-Saharan Africa | Zendy

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Islam, Polygyny and Modern Contraceptive Use in Francophone sub-Saharan Africa

Author(s) -

Margaret Farrell,

Adeline Masquelier,

Emily Tissot,

Jane T. Bertrand

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

african population studies

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.233

H-Index - 14

eISSN - 0850-5780

pISSN - 2308-7854

DOI - 10.11564/0-0-631

Subject(s) - french , residence , context (archaeology) , polygyny , demography , islam , population , developing country , descriptive statistics , european union , medicine , geography , socioeconomics , economic growth , sociology , business , economics , statistics , mathematics , archaeology , economic policy

Francophone sub-Saharan African countries have some of the highest fertility rates and lowest contraceptive prevalence rates in the world. As of the latest Demographic Health Survey (DHS) available for each country, total fertility rates range from 4.2 births per woman (Gabon 2000) to 7.0 births per woman (Niger 2006). Modern contraceptive prevalence rates range from a low of 3.2% (CAR 1994) to a high of 13.4% (Gabon 2000). In response to the increasing concern at the international level regarding persistent high fertility in this region, as evidenced by the Ouagadougou Initiative, multiple parties – donors, governments, and NGOs – have renewed their interest in identifying the potential levers of change in relation to contraceptive use in this group of countries.

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