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ESTIMATION OF BIRTHS AVERTED DUE TO BREAST-FEEDING AND INCREASES IN LEVELS OF CONTRACEPTION NEEDED TO SUBSTITUTE FOR BREAST-FEEDING.
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Journal of Biosocial Science . Oct2003, Vol. 35 Issue 4, p559-574. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2003
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Abstract
- After contraceptive use, breast-feeding duration is the major determinant of the birth interval length. Three methods of estimating births averted by breast-feeding, and the increase in contraceptive use needed to substitute for breast-feeding, are presented. Method 1 simply utilizes Bongaarts’ Ci, and the other two are based on mean birth intervals with and without breast-feeding. Estimates for each method are derived for six countries with DHS surveys from the mid-1990s: Burkina Faso, Uganda, India, Indonesia, Brazil and Peru. The estimated percentage of additional births that would occur if there were no breast-feeding ranged from 1–4% in Brazil to about 50% in Burkina Faso and Uganda, reflecting very low breast-feeding in Brazil and very high levels in the sub-Saharan African nations. Strengths and limitations of the three methods are considered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *BREASTFEEDING
*BIRTH intervals
*CONTRACEPTIVES
*FAMILY size
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00219320
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Biosocial Science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 11710930
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021932003005996