title: Fertility and family planning in southern and central Africa.
abstract: Southern Africa comprises a zone where the total fertility rate is below 6 births per woman. To the north is a ring of countries with higher fertility and relatively low contraceptive prevalence rates. The experience of South Africa, Botswana, and Zimbabwe, which have successful family planning programs, is compared with that of neighboring countries.
authors.affiliation: National Centre for Development Studies, Australian National University, Canberra.
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authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lucas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000350:Africa, Central; D000353:Africa, Southern; D001723:Birth Rate / Q000208:ethnology / Q000639:trends*; D003267:Contraception / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011056:Political Systems; D011158:Population Growth; D011247:Pregnancy; D014933:Women's Rights