title: [Fertility and reproductive behavior in Peru:  Andes mountains and the Amazon basin].
abstract: "The article attempts to discuss the historical and contemporary situations of [fertility among] populations residing in the two least studied areas of Peru:  the Andes mountains and the Amazon basin. The study starts with a review of the 'demographic catastrophe' that the Spanish presence meant to the people of these areas.... The harmful effects of the 'rubber boom' and, more recently, of the 'oil boom', periods are also reviewed."  Fertility trends in the two areas are analyzed, with a focus on marriage, breast-feeding, and contraceptive use. (SUMMARY IN ENG)
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Fort
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D001942:Breast Feeding; D003267:Contraception; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005298:Fertility; D005843:Geography; D006262:Health; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D007843:Latin America; D008393:Marriage; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D010568:Peru; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D013020:South America
keywords: Americas; Breast Feeding; Comparative Studies; Contraception; Contraceptive Usage; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Family Planning; Fertility; Fertility Determinants; Geographic Factors; Health; Historical Survey; Infant Nutrition; Latin America; Marriage; Nuptiality; Nutrition; Peru; Population; Population Dynamics; Reproductive Behavior; Research Methodology; South America; Studies