Anatomy of a Fertility Decline

Peninsular Malaysia, 1950-1976

Bibliographic Data

ID4267694
AuthorsJulie Davanzo (RAND Corporation), John G Haaga, J Haaga, J R Haaga (RAND School of Public Policy)
Year1982
Volume36
Issue3
Pages373-393
Publication date1982-11-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePopulation Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0032-4728 • E-ISSN: 1477-4747
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00324728.1982.10405593
PMID11630825
OpenAlexW2073844957, W4237561140
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited11

Data from a retrospective survey are used to analyse trends in the fertility of Peninsular Malaysia's three main ethnic groups, Malays, Chinese and Indians. Though imperfect, these data allow a comparison of the fertility experience of birth cohorts of women who were in their childbearing years during two decades of rapid social change. Two components of the birth interval, post-partum amenorrhoea and the menstruating interval, and proximate determinants of these two components, breast-feeding and contraceptive use, are considered. Ethnic differences in the way these components have changed over time are more pronounced than differences in completed fertility, primarily because Malay women breast-fed longer then women of Chinese origin, while the latter were more likely to use modern contraceptives

Ethnic group · Fertility · Geography · Gynecology · Malay · Population · Sociology · Anatomy · Anthropology · Asian Studies and History · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine

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