scholarly journals Social interactions, ethnicity, religion, and fertility in Kenya

2020 ◽  
Vol 86 (3) ◽  
pp. 329-365
Author(s):  
Sriya Iyer ◽  
Melvyn Weeks
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Meteorological Data ◽  
Fertility Behavior ◽  
Religious Groups ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Policy Debates ◽  
Children Ever Born

AbstractReproductive externalities are important for fertility behavior in Kenya. We identify from anthropology structural forms of social interaction operating across individuals belonging to different ethnic and religious groups on the number of children ever born. We use the 1998 Demographic and Health Survey, combined with primary meteorological data on Kenya, and GMM methods, to show that social interaction effects by ethnicity are important over and above an individual's characteristics such as their religion to explain variations in fertility. Our findings have implications for policy debates in Kenya and in other developing countries about ethnic, religious, and other differences in fertility behavior.

Observed Social Interaction Patterns in Adolescents with and without Craniofacial Conditions

1997 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 380-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen A. Kapp-Simon ◽  
Dennis E. Mcguire
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Cleft Lip ◽  
Cleft Lip And Palate ◽  
Social Contact ◽  
School Lunch ◽  
Interaction Patterns ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Type Frequency ◽  
Social Interaction Skills

Objective: This study examined social interactions of adolescents in a natural environment (school lunch room) to determine if there were identifiable differences in social behavior between children with and without craniofacial conditions (CFC). Design: This was an observational study comparing social interaction skills of children with CFC to peers without craniofacial conditions. Setting: The observations were conducted in the respective school lunch rooms of the adolescents with CFC. Participants: Clinical subjects were 13 adolescents (4 male) with various craniofacial conditions (5 cleft lip and palate) and 12 (4 male) peers without CFC present in the same lunch room. Main Outcome Measures: An unknown observer obtained 45 minutes of structured observational data on subject initiations, responses, nondirected comments, and extended conversations over two to three lunch room periods. Data was coded on the Epson HX-20 for type, frequency, and duration of social contact. Specific measures included: subject initiations and responses, peer initiations and responses, conversations events, and nondirected comments. Results: Statistically significant differences were found between CFC and comparison subjects (CS) on each social interaction variable measured. CS initiated more contacts, received positive responses more frequently, and engaged in longer conversations than CFC subjects ([F (1,24) = 14.1, p <.01; F (1,24) = 61.2, p <.001; F (1,24) = 5.50, p <.05]. CS were approached by and responded appropriately to peers more often [F (1,24) = 28.1, p <.001; F (1,24) = 43.2, p <.001]. Subjects with CFC were more likely to produce nondirected comments (N = 7, x = 0, p < .01). Conclusions: A significant number of children with CFC behaved differently than their peers in a natural, daily occurring situation. They were often at the periphery of the group, observers rather than participants in conversation.

scholarly journals Fertility Behaviour among the Bote Women of Chitwan District, Nepal

2019 ◽  
pp. 35-44
Author(s):  
Keshav Raj Dhakal
Keyword(s):  
Fertility Behavior ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Awareness Programs ◽  
Lower Fertility ◽  
Newly Married ◽  
Children Ever Born ◽  
Controlling Measures ◽  
Age Of Marriage

 This paper highlights on fertility behavior of Bote women by calculating the mean children ever born (CEB) focusing the case of Chitawan district. Fertility behavior helps to know about the factors that influence on child birth and indirectly to control population growth. Relevant data were obtained from both primary and secondary sources. Primary data were collected through interview and field observation. For this, a total of 48 newly married women of Bote community between the age of 15 and 49 years were purposefully selected and interviewed. The study showed that the average number of children ever born in the study area is found 2.64. In recent years, mean CEB has been increasing in this community with the increase in age of marriage and education. The CEB also varies by types of occupation. Women involved in diversified occupations have lower fertility rate as compared to women involved in non-diversified traditional occupations. Nowadays, with the increase in level of education, number of women using contraceptive has been increasing. However, still a large section of fertile aged women do not use such birth controlling measures. Awareness programs/campaigns for increasing education and use of contraceptives and income generating activities further help to improve the situation.

scholarly journals THE EXISTENCE OF PEDESTRIAN IN JAKARTA

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Riskha Mardiana ◽  
R. Irawan Surasetja ◽  
Rr. Tjahyani Busono ◽  
Adi Ardiansyah
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
City Planning ◽  
The Road ◽  
The City

Pedestrian is part of urban elements that have a significant role in forming a city. In the pedestrian, social interactions will be created which further strengthen relations between elements in the city. Cities in Europe are the best examples of city pedestrian planning. There walking is more comfortable and enjoyable, with the city being created by the streetscape and the humanist city order. Whereas in cities in developing countries like Jakarta, the city planning has not accommodated pedestrians at all.               The design of the city of Jakarta which is not humanist seems to urge pedestrians and force everyone to ride a car. The pedestrian paths provided are always side by side with the road and the volume is insufficient for those who pass it.               It can be concluded that the existing pedestrian conditions are unsafe and very uncomfortable. Examples of such cases can be seen along Jalan Sudirman and M.H. Thamrin which has always been the icon of the Jakarta office area. Where along these linear and continuous paths, pedestrians are forced to walk unprotected and face the pollution produced by vehicles. The lack of good pedestrian planning in this area has resulted in pedestrians preferring to use vehicles. Finally, each person is increasingly individualistic because there is no social interaction and the realization of a city that is not humanist too.

International Variability in Childlessness

1982 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 473-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
DUDLEY L. POSTON ◽  
KATHERINE TRENT
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Development Model ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Voluntary Childlessness ◽  
International Trends ◽  
Descriptive Account ◽  
Children Ever Born

This article provides a descriptive account of international trends and variability in marital childlessness. Childlessness data, gathered largely from census questions on number of children ever born, are presented for 65 countries. In discussing trends in childlessness, we introduce several procedures for measuring childlessness that are closely analogous to standard fertility measures. We also set forth a socioeconomic development model that suggests that involuntary childessness predominates among developing countries, and voluntary childlessness among developed countries. Our findings indicate considerable international variability in marital rates of childlessness.

scholarly journals Determinants of Change in Fertility among Women in Rural Areas of Uganda

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulino Ariho ◽  
Abel Nzabona
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Large Family ◽  
Fertility Behavior ◽  
Low Fertility ◽  
First Sex ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Children Ever Born

Fertility among rural women in Uganda continues to decline. Studies on fertility in Uganda have focused on the overall fertility in the country. In this study, we focus on determinants of change in fertility among rural women in Uganda using a multivariate Poisson decomposition technique to quantify the contribution of changes in the socioeconomic and demographic composition of women which we also refer to as the characteristic effects and changes in their fertility behavior (the coefficients’ effects or risk of childbearing) to the overall reduction in fertility among women in rural areas during the 2006–2016 period. The “characteristics effects” are used to mean the effect of changing composition of women by the socioeconomic and demographic characteristics between 2006 and 2016. On the other hand, fertility behavior also presented as coefficients’ effects mean changes in the risk or likelihood of giving birth to children by the rural women between the two survey years. Our findings indicate that the mean number of children ever born (MCEB) reduced from 4.5 to 3.9 in 2006 and this reduction was associated with both the changes in composition of women and fertility behavior. The composition of women contributed to 42% while the fertility behavior contributed to 58% of the observed reduction. The education level attained and the age at first sex showed significant contributions on both components of the decomposition. The observed decline in fertility is largely associated with the variation in the risk of childbearing among the rural women. The variation in the risk of childbearing by education and age at first sex of the rural women showed to be the biggest contribution to the observed change in fertility. Continued improvements in access, attendance, and completion of secondary schools by women in rural areas will be the key drivers to Uganda’s overall transition to low fertility. Furthermore, with improved access to mass media in the rural areas, there can be changes in attitudes and large family size preferences which can create a conducive environment for the utilization of family planning services in the rural communities. Efforts should therefore focus on applying appropriate methods to deliver packaged family planning messages to these communities.

scholarly journals Determinants of the Number of Children Born to Reproductive Women in Ethiopia: Sampling Cluster Based National Spatial Analysis of the 2016 Demographic and Health Survey Data

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Aynalem Adugna
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Demographic And Health Survey ◽  
Predictor Variables ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Health Survey Data ◽  
Children Ever Born ◽  
Analysis System ◽  
Individual Scores

The study uses averages of predictor variables measured at 643 sampling clusters selected for the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey to assess the strength of their individual and combined impacts on the average number of children ever born at the sampling cluster. The 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey data on women aged 15 to 49 was used. In a multivariate analysis, the average values of nine predictor variables were regressed on the average number of children ever born per sampling cluster. The statistical analysis system software (SAS) version 9.4 and the geographic information system (GIS) software ArcGIS 10.4 were used. All but one of the nine predictor variables - the presence or absence of co-wives &ndash; are found to have a statistically significant effect (P &lt; 0.001) on the number of children ever born to Ethiopian women currently in their reproductive years. The adjusted R-Square of 0.74 for the model is also statistically significant with the average number of deceased sons per cluster having the greatest contribution. The altitude of a cluster is the only non-socioeconomic variable considered. It too has a small but statistically significant effect (p &lt; 0.001). The nine predictor variables explained three-fourths of the spatial variability in the number of children ever born. Measures that can help reduce infant and child mortality in general and the mortality of boys in particular can help reduce the number of children overborn which remains high due to the need to replace deceased children. As this work is based on cluster-level averages, the goodness of fit shown by the R2 value of the model appears to be better than that which could have been achieved by using individual scores.

scholarly journals Women’s Decision on Contraceptive Use in Ethiopia: Multinomial Analysis of Evidence From Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 233339282092456
Author(s):  
Zerihun Kura Edossa ◽  
Tilahun Fufa Debela ◽  
Biru Abdissa Mizana
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Contraceptive Use ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Demographic And Health Survey ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Place Of Residence ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Contraceptive Utilization ◽  
Children Ever Born

Background: Women are left out of the conversation on contraceptive use due to a variety of reasons. One of the reasons women have reported for their nonuse of family planning method is that they do not decide to use or not to use it. This study aimed to assess the women’s decision-making on contraceptive use and identify its associated factors. Methods: Data for this study were extracted from the national representative 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey. Data were collected using 2-stage cluster design, in which enumeration areas forming the first stage and households making the second stage. The analysis was done using multinomial logistic regression using STATA software version 14. Results: The study revealed that one-fourth (24.3%) 95% CI (23.7%-25.1%) decision was made by women. The multinomial analysis demonstrated women’s decision-making on contraceptive use was influenced by the age of women 15 to 19 years (adjusted odd ratio [AOR] = 0.327, 95% CI: 0.175-0.613), 20 to 24 years (AOR = 0.510, 95% CI: 0.390-0.666), and 25 to 29 (AOR = 0.557 95% CI: 0.460-0.675); place of residence (urban; AOR = 1.637, 95% CI: 1.331-2.015) and region in which the women dwell and husbands education; occupation of both woman and her husband; and number of children ever born were the factors significantly associated with the outcome variable. Conclusions: Women’s decision-making on contraceptive utilization was low. It was influenced by age, place of residence and region, education, occupation, and number of children ever born.

Determinants of Fertility in Bangladesh: Evidence From the 2014 Demographic and Health Survey

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-38
Author(s):  
Mosammat Z. Nahar ◽  
Mohammad S. Zahangir
Keyword(s):  
Health Survey ◽  
Demographic And Health Survey ◽  
Age Difference ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
First Marriage ◽  
Ideal Number ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Children Ever Born ◽  
The One

This study uses the cumulative fertility approach to examine a wide variety of factors affecting fertility among all ever-married women of childbearing ages in Bangladesh. Data are taken from the 2014 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey. The mean number of children ever born for all women is 2.45 and for women aged 40 to 49 years is 3.89. The one-way analysis of variance is performed to observe differences in the mean number of children ever born across the levels of covariates. The generalized linear model with Poisson link function is carried out to examine the effect of covariates on fertility. The incidence rate ratio is greater than one, that is, fertility is higher among women who are Muslims, illiterates, or primary school graduates; have no access to mass media; give the first birth at the age of 15 years or earlier; ever use any contraceptive; and desired three or more babies as the ideal number of children. Type of place of residence, administrative divisions, husband’s education, respondent’s working status, husband’s occupation, age at first marriage, and the spousal age difference are also significant to some extent, especially for assessing the fertility of all women.

scholarly journals Evolution of prosocial behavior in multilayer populations

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi Su ◽  
Alex McAvoy ◽  
Yoichiro Mori ◽  
Joshua Plotkin
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Professional Relationships ◽  
Religious Groups ◽  
Selfish Behavior ◽  
Behavioral Dynamics ◽  
Key Driver ◽  
Multiple Domains

Abstract Human societies include many types of social relationships. Friends, family, business colleagues, online contacts, and religious groups, for example, can all contribute to an individual's social life. Individuals may behave differently in different domains, but their success in one domain may nonetheless engender success in another. The complexity caused by distinct, but coupled, arenas of social interaction may be a key driver of prosocial or selfish behavior in societies. Here, we study this problem using multilayer networks to model a population with multiple domains of social interactions. An individual can appear in multiple different layers, each with separate behaviors and environments. We provide mathematical results on the resulting behavioral dynamics, for any multilayer structure. Across a diverse space of structures, we find that coupling between layers tends to promote prosocial behavior. In fact, even if prosociality is disfavored in each layer alone, multilayer coupling can promote its proliferation in all layers simultaneously. We apply these techniques to six real-world multilayer social networks, ranging from the networks of socio-emotional and professional relationships in a Zambian community, to the networks of online and offline relationships within an academic University. Our results suggest that coupling between distinct domains of social interaction is critical for the spread of prosociality in human societies.

“Shhhh! Alex Has Something To Say”: AAC-SGD Use in the Classroom Setting

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 108-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa M. Mellman ◽  
Laura S. DeThorne ◽  
Julie A. Hengst
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽  
Classroom Community ◽  
Classroom Observations ◽  
Classroom Teachers ◽  
Classroom Setting ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Missed Opportunities

Abstract The present qualitative study was designed to examine augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) practices, particularly surrounding speech-generating devices (SGDs), in the classroom setting. We focused on three key child participants, their classroom teachers, and associated speech-language pathologists across three different schools. In addition to semi-structured interviews of all participants, six classroom observations per child were completed. Data were coded according to both pre-established and emergent themes. Four broad themes emerged: message-focused AAC use, social interactions within the classroom community, barriers to successful AAC-SGD use, and missed opportunities. Findings revealed a lack of SGD use in the classroom for two children as well as limited social interaction across all cases. We conclude by highlighting the pervasive sense of missed opportunities across these classroom observations and yet, at the same time, the striking resiliency of communicative effort in these cases.

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