Quantifying the Effect of the Proximate Determinants of Fertility in India: An Application of Bongaarts (1978) and Bongaarts and Potter (1983) Method
Keywords:
Proximate, Determinants, Fertility, nuptiality, breastfeeding, birth controlAbstract
Fertility rate of Indian states are cross the below replacement level and many states are very close to lowest low fertility level. To quantify the effect of proximate determinants of fertility in India and its states by using Bongaarts and Pooter method, it is observed that the proportion accounted for by the fact that not all women in the childbearing age are married is equal to 11% for India, proportion accounted for by the use of contraception is equal to 39% for India, and proportion accounted for by the long periods of breastfeeding is equal to 50% for India. It is observed that long periods of breastfeeding is principal determinants of fertility in India and Indian states.
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