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Monday, November 30 / 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM   •   Acropolis 2

Session 7:
Status, Patterns and Determinants of Fertility Transitions

Chair: Marilyn Setlalentoa, North-West University, South Africa
Discussant: William Muhwava, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)

  1. Trends in fertility change by socioeconomic status in Africa: the case of East and Central African countriesAlfred Otieno Agwanda, University of Nairobi ; Anne Khasakhala, University of Nairobi ; George O. Odwe, University of Nairobi ; Hilbert Omamo, University of Nairobi

  2. Fertility in Lesotho: analysis of change over time based on parity-dependent measures and birth intervalsNtsoaki Mapetla, National University of Lesotho ; Tom A. Moultrie, University of Cape Town

  3. Women's education, infant and child mortality, and fertility decline in urban and rural sub-Saharan Africa: a quantitative assessmentDavid Shapiro, Pennsylvania State University ; Michel Tenikue, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER)

  4. Trends in age at marriage and fertility transition in Africa: what connections? Tendances de l’âge au mariage et transition de la fécondité en AfriqueVéronique Hertrich, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED)

  5. Évolution et Tendance de la Fécondité au Burkina Faso: Fécondité en baisse ou en stagnation?Belemwidougou Eliane Marie Ester, Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Population (ISSP)

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