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creators_name: Abbing, A.
title: Understanding fertility differences across Muslim countries: A comparison between Egypt, Indonesia, Nigeria and Pakistan
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abstract: How can fertility differences across the Muslim countries Egypt, Indonesia, Nigeria and Pakistan in 1990-1995 and 2010-2015 be explained? Bongaarts’ framework for analyzing the proximate determinants of fertility was applied to provide an answer to this question, thereby using Demographic and Health Survey data. Findings show that variations in both the level and pace of change of fertility between the selected countries can mainly be attributed to differences in contraceptive use practices, followed by postpartum infecundability, abortion, and less so by differences in marriage customs and sterility. Differences in contraception across the 4 Muslim countries are plausibly due to women’s education and income, religious attitudes and opposition of husbands towards contraception, and family planning program efforts. Due to the decisive impact of religion and patriarchy on contraceptive use in the 4 Muslim countries, it is questionable whether a Total Fertility Rate of 2.1 will be reached in all selected countries.
date: 2017
date_type: published
thesis_type: pre_master
degree_programme: POPST
tutors_name: Joop, B. de
tutors_name: Groenewold, G.
keywords_local: Egypt
keywords_local: Projections
keywords_local: Muslim countries
keywords_local: Fertility change
keywords_local: Fertility level
keywords_local: Indonesia
keywords_local: Nigeria
keywords_local: Pakistan
language_iso: en
titleorder: Understanding fertility differences across Muslim countries: A comparison between Egypt, Indonesia, Nigeria and Pakistan
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date_issued: 2017-01-01
citation:   Abbing, A.  (2017) Understanding fertility differences across Muslim countries: A comparison between Egypt, Indonesia, Nigeria and Pakistan.  Pre-master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/418/1/Eindversie_scriptiePS.AnneAbbi_1.pdf