Open AccessThe population impact of HIV on fertility in sub-Saharan Africa
Author(s) -
James J. Lewis,
Carine Ronsmans,
Alex Ezeh,
Simon Gregson
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/00002030-200406002-00005
Subject(s) - fertility , demography , population , total fertility rate , medicine , pregnancy , family planning , environmental health , biology , research methodology , sociology , genetics
To examine new evidence from studies on the estimates of the fertility rate ratio comparing HIV-infected and uninfected women, of the population change in total fertility attributable to HIV, and to review the evidence of changes in fertility in HIV-uninfected women.