Population Change in Kericho District, Kenya
An Example of Fertility Increase in Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2595213 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Russell Lura, Russell P Lura (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 45 |
| Publication date | 1985-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Studies Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-0206 • E-ISSN: 1555-2462 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/524566 |
| PMID | 11620312 |
| OpenAlex | W1970681006 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 6 |
The author analyzes changes in the size of the Kipsigis population in the Kericho district of western Kenya since 1905 and accompanying changes in fertility rates. Data are from administrative reports for the colonial period; the censuses of 1948 1962 and 1969; and more recent published sources concerning fertility. Age at marriage length of breast-feeding infant mortality form of marriage the economic value and cost of children income and education are among the variables considered as possible determinants of fertility. The author concludes that although mortality decline may account for part of the change in the rate of natural increase fertility changes have been instrumental as well. The initial rise in fertility can be explained through the reduction in the age at circumcision and age at marriage and the decline in the incidence of polygyny. By the 1960s the evidence pointed to a slowdown in the rate of fertility increase with a possible fertility decline. The major identifiable reason for the decline was an increase in the educational level of the female population. (EXCERPT
Economics · Fertility · Geography · Kenya · Political science · Population · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Health and Conflict Studies · Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2000 - 2001 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |