Premarital Fertility and Marital Timing in Malawi

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Poulin ◽  
Kathleen Beegle ◽  
Hongwei Xu
Keyword(s):  
Premarital Fertility

PREMARITAL FERTILITY IN NAMIBIA: TRENDS, FACTORS AND CONSEQUENCES

2005 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
MICHEL GARENNE ◽  
JULIEN ZWANG
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Models ◽  
Early Marriage ◽  
Age At Marriage ◽  
First Marriage ◽  
History Of ◽  
Demographic Methods ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Premarital Fertility ◽  
Linguistic Groups ◽  
Multiple Decrement Life Table

Premarital fertility, defined as fertility before first marriage, was found to be highly prevalent in Namibia. According to data from the 1992 and 2000 DHS surveys, the proportion of premarital births was 43% for all births, and 60% for the first birth. This seemed to be primarily due to a late mean age at first marriage (26·4 years) and low levels of contraception before first marriage. Data were analysed using a variety of demographic methods, including multiple decrement life table and multivariate logistic models. Major variations were found by ethno-linguistic groups: Herero and Nama/Damara had the highest levels of premarital fertility (above 60%); Ovambo and Lozi had intermediate levels of premarital fertility (around 40%); Kavongo and San appeared to have kept a more traditional behaviour of early marriage and low levels of premarital fertility (around 20%). The largest ethno-linguistic group, the Ovambo, were in a special situation, with fast increasing age at marriage and average level of premarital fertility. Whites and mixed races also differed, with Afrikaans-speaking groups having a behaviour closer to the average, whereas other Europeans had less premarital fertility despite an average age at marriage. Ethnic differences remained stable after controlling for various socioeconomic factors, such as urbanization, level of education, wealth, access to mass media, and religion. Results are discussed in light of the population dynamics and political history of Namibia in the 20th century.

Understanding Marital and Premarital Fertility in Rural South Africa

2001 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 277-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michel Garenne ◽  
Stephen Tollman ◽  
Kathleen Kahn ◽  
Terri Collins ◽  
Shirley Ngwenya
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Rural South ◽  
Premarital Fertility ◽  
Rural South Africa

Black-White Differences in Kin Contact and Exchange Among Never Married Adults

1995 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. KELLY RALEY
Keyword(s):  
Black Women ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
White Women ◽  
Race Differences ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Never Married ◽  
Blacks And Whites ◽  
Premarital Fertility

This research uses the National Survey of Families and Households to explore Black-White differences in kin contact and exchange among unmarried young adults. Many significant differences between Blacks and Whites are found in both the descriptive statistics and in regression models that control for education, employment, and area of residence. This article also investigates the role of premarital fertility in race differences for women. Unmarried Black men and women are more likely than Whites to be living with relatives, especially nonnuclear relatives. In addition, Black women contact mothers and siblings and socialize with relatives more often than White women. However, Blacks are less likely to exchange aid with any relative, although they are more likely to exchange aid with relatives other than their parents.

scholarly journals Recent Trends in Premarital Fertility across Sub-Saharan Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelley Clark ◽  
Alissa Koski ◽  
Emily Smith-Greenaway
Keyword(s):  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Premarital Fertility

scholarly journals HIV and Fertility Decline in North-Central Namibia 1980-2004

2008 ◽  
pp. 7-32
Author(s):  
Riikka Shemeikka ◽  
Veijo Notkola ◽  
Jan Kuhanen ◽  
Harri Siiskonen
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Demographic And Health Surveys ◽  
Demographic Structure ◽  
North Central ◽  
Population Growth Rates ◽  
Hiv Epidemic ◽  
Premarital Fertility ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Evangelical Lutheran ◽  
Future Population

The aim of this study was to estimate the development of fertility and the impact of HIV on this development in North-Central Namibia from 1980 to 2004. The main sources of data consisted of parish registers for eight Evangelical Lutheran congregations, the 1992 and 2000 Namibia Demographic and Health Surveys and the 1991 and 2001 population censuses. Developments in fertility were studied using the total fertility rate (TFR), age-speci? c fertility rates (ASFR), and standardized fertility distributions. The results show that fertility declined from 5.0 in 1980-89 to 4.1 in 1990-99 and to 3.5 in 2000-04. Among women in the 25-29 age group and older, fertility declined, while fertility among adolescents increased. Both age at ? rst marriage and premarital fertility increased during the study period. During the 1990s, HIV infection explained 25-29% of the decline in total fertility. If mortality continues to increase as a result of the HIV epidemic while fertility continues to decline, both because of HIV infection and for other societal reasons, the implications for future population growth rates and the countrys demographic structure are pronounced.

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