title: Agents affecting health of mother and child in a rural area of Kenya. XVII. Population growth in 1974-1978.
abstract: Demographic information was collected on a fortnightly basis between 1974 and 1978 in the framework of the Machakos Project. Results reported here deal with population size and increase on a de jure and de facto basis, population composition by age and sex, and crude birth and death rates. The results show that the study area is characterized by somewhat lower fertility than the national average of Kenya and much lower mortality. In addition, there is net-in-migration into the study area and the overall result is very rapid population increase. It is argued that underreporting of births and deaths, has been kept to a minimum due to the design that was used together with the use of several control measures.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007630:Kenya; D008297:Male; D008429:Maternal Welfare; D008875:Middle Aged; D011158:Population Growth; D012423:Rural Health; D014798:Vital Statistics