Abstract
This study examines the extent of the interrelationship between future fertility intention and subsequent fertility behaviour in rural Bangladesh using longitudinal data. It confirms that fertility intention is an important predictor of subsequent fertility behaviour for rural Bangladeshi women. Women wanting no more children are over three times less likely to have a child during a 5-year follow-up than those wanting more children. A multivariate model using logistic regression shows that fertility intention is a useful indicator for fertility behaviour, when background and life-cycle variables are controlled. The different patterns of fertility intentions by socioeconomic and demographic subgroups suggest that different programme strategies should be designed for specific target groups.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 615-619 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Biosocial Science |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2003 |
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- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
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Fertility intentions and subsequent fertility behaviour in MATLAB : Do fertility intentions matter? / Islam, M. Mazharul; Bairagi, Radheshyam.
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