Three essays on fertility and contraceptive use in Egypt
Three essays on fertility and contraceptive use in Egypt
The thesis comprises three essays on fertility and reproductive health in Egypt. It provides unconventional applications of the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data both in the types of methods applied but also in the way the data themselves are used to answer questions on fertility and reproductive health. Notions and methods from the economics and geographical literatures are borrowed and are combined in the demographic literature. DHS calendar data, geographical and with environmental data are used as part of the DHS data set allowing the inclusion of another dimension of analysis. This thesis also provides alternative methods to analyze issues on fertility and reproductive health from the ones commonly used in demographic fields. This thesis looks at the determinants of fertility and reproductive health in Egypt and uses the 2000 Egyptian Demographic and Health Survey data. Previous studies have identified the peculiar patterns regarding geographical differentials in fertility levels and contraceptive use in Egypt. Despite the reduction in fertility levels and increase in family planning use of the past 20 years, there remain a number of areas of concern. One is the large variation in fertility and contraceptive use by place of residence. This thesis looks at three aspects of the Egyptian demography, focusing on aspect of fertility, and reproductive health in its past, current and future trends. The first paper looks at the timing of fertility with a special emphasis to the second and third birth intervals and explores the effect of contraceptive use on the timing of fertility using retrospective information on the timing of contraceptive use, breastfeeding, and postpartum amenorrhea available in the DHS calendar. The second essay analyses the current use of modern contraception and explores the reasons for the regional gap in contraceptive use levels. The third essay looks at future fertility intentions by analyzing the determinants of desired fertility in Egypt.
University of Southampton
Baschieri, Angela
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2005
Baschieri, Angela
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Baschieri, Angela
(2005)
Three essays on fertility and contraceptive use in Egypt.
University of Southampton, Doctoral Thesis.
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The thesis comprises three essays on fertility and reproductive health in Egypt. It provides unconventional applications of the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data both in the types of methods applied but also in the way the data themselves are used to answer questions on fertility and reproductive health. Notions and methods from the economics and geographical literatures are borrowed and are combined in the demographic literature. DHS calendar data, geographical and with environmental data are used as part of the DHS data set allowing the inclusion of another dimension of analysis. This thesis also provides alternative methods to analyze issues on fertility and reproductive health from the ones commonly used in demographic fields. This thesis looks at the determinants of fertility and reproductive health in Egypt and uses the 2000 Egyptian Demographic and Health Survey data. Previous studies have identified the peculiar patterns regarding geographical differentials in fertility levels and contraceptive use in Egypt. Despite the reduction in fertility levels and increase in family planning use of the past 20 years, there remain a number of areas of concern. One is the large variation in fertility and contraceptive use by place of residence. This thesis looks at three aspects of the Egyptian demography, focusing on aspect of fertility, and reproductive health in its past, current and future trends. The first paper looks at the timing of fertility with a special emphasis to the second and third birth intervals and explores the effect of contraceptive use on the timing of fertility using retrospective information on the timing of contraceptive use, breastfeeding, and postpartum amenorrhea available in the DHS calendar. The second essay analyses the current use of modern contraception and explores the reasons for the regional gap in contraceptive use levels. The third essay looks at future fertility intentions by analyzing the determinants of desired fertility in Egypt.
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