Friday, April 18 / 2:30 PM - 4:20 PM   •   Southdown

Session 126:
Progression of Fertility Transitions in Sub-Saharan Africa

Chair: Alex Ezeh, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)
Discussant: John B. Casterline, Ohio State University

  1. Rising Cohort Fertility in Africa : 1900-1950 • Michel Garenne, Institut Pasteur

  2. Dilemma of Lagging Fertility Transition while Rising Contraceptive Prelavence in Rural Ethiopia: Multivariate Analysis of Socio-Economic, Cultural, Agro-Ecological And Health Service Factors • Charles H Teller, Population Reference Bureau (PRB) ; Assefa Hailemariam, Addis Ababa University ; Tesfayi Gebreselassie, Macro International Inc.

  3. Recent Fertility Decline in Eritrea: Is it a Conflict-Led Transition? • Gebremariam Woldemicael, Stockholm University

  4. Fertility Transitions in Sub-Saharan Africa at the Sub-National Level • Bruno D. Schoumaker, Université Catholique de Louvain ; Dominique Tabutin, Université Catholique de Louvain

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