title: Pre-marital fertility in Liberia.
abstract: This analysis of the 1986 Liberia Demographic and Health Survey data finds remarkably high fertility levels among women who have never married or lived with a man, reflecting widespread pre-marital sex and a lack of use of contraception. It is found that single Liberian women are more likely to foster out children than married Liberian women of the same age.
authors.affiliation: Demographic Research Group, School of Economic and Financial Studies, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Parr
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003267:Contraception / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007086:Illegitimacy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007988:Liberia / Q000453:epidemiology; D017533:Marital Status / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy