Some notable patterns of fertility behaviour in Africa:  the case of Kenya.
"The high rate of population growth in Africa has led to government attempts to encourage fertility control, but economic development does not seem to be following Western demographic transition theory.  Kenyan total fertility was 8.1 children in 1979 and mean desired number of children for ever married women is 7.2.  Key patterns of fertility contributing to these figures are high levels of pre- and non-marital fertility, traditional orientations to fertility, low prevalence of modern orientations to family size and contraception, regional and ethnic variations and high fertility among young urban women."  The value of existing theories of fertility in explaining these trends is considered.
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D000349:Africa; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D000351:Africa, Eastern; D001290:Attitude; D001519:Behavior; D001723:Birth Rate; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D005006:Ethnicity; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005298:Fertility; D005843:Geography; D007086:Illegitimacy; D007630:Kenya; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011158:Population Growth; D011584:Psychology; D012940:Social Problems
Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Attitude; Behavior; Birth Rate; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Differential Fertility; Eastern Africa; Economic Development; Economic Factors; English Speaking Africa; Ethnic Groups; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Size; Family Size, Desired; Fertility; Fertility Measurements; Fertility Rate; Geographic Factors; Illegitimacy; Kenya; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Growth; Population Theory; Psychological Factors; Social Problems; Total Fertility Rate