title: Statistical modeling of selected aspects of the childbearing process with application to World Fertility Survey countries.
abstract: "A mathematical model for estimation of certain aspects of the childbearing process, which requires only data on age-specific fertility rates, is developed.  Synthetic maternal childbearing indices, namely, mean ages at first and last birth, length of reproductive life span, inter-birth spacing, and proportion of childless women, in addition to the well-known mean age at childbearing, for the WFS [World Fertility Surveys conducted in developing] countries are obtained using the proposed model.  The indices are free from age truncation effects, and, under certain assumptions, provide information about a cohort's completed fertility before the women stop reproducing.  The effects of women's residence and education on fertility are also examined."  (SUMMARY IN FRE)
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Horne
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: El-khorazaty
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Suchindran
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001721:Birth Intervals; D001723:Birth Rate; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005298:Fertility; D008423:Maternal Age; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012098:Reproduction; D012106:Research; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic
keywords: Age Factors; Age Specific Fertility Rate; Birth Intervals; Birth Rate; Birth Spacing; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Educational Status--women; Estimation Technics; Family Planning; Fertility; Fertility Measurements; Fertility Rate; Fertility Surveys; Mathematical Model; Models, Theoretical; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Reproduction; Reproductive Period; Research Methodology; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; World Fertility Surveys