Malaria ecology, child mortality & fertility.
Econ Hum Biol
; 24: 1-17, 2017 02.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27838563
ABSTRACT
The broad determinants of fertility are thought to be reasonably well identified by demographers, though the detailed quantitative drivers of fertility levels and changes are less well understood. This paper uses a novel ecological index of malaria transmission to study the effect of child mortality on fertility. We find that temporal variation in the ecology of the disease is well-correlated to mortality, and pernicious malaria conditions lead to higher fertility rates. We then argue that most of this effect occurs through child mortality, and estimate the effect of child mortality changes on fertility. Our findings add to the literature on disease and fertility, and contribute to the suggestive evidence that child mortality reductions have a causal effect on fertility changes.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Weather
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Infant Mortality
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Birth Rate
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Child Mortality
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Malaria
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Culicidae
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
Language:
En
Journal:
Econ Hum Biol
Journal subject:
BIOLOGIA
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CIENCIAS SOCIAIS
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article