title: Effect of female education on the proximate determinants of fertility in Bangladesh.
abstract: "This paper investigates the effect of female education on fertility in Bangladesh...through three proximate determinants of fertility: marriage, postpartum non-susceptibility to conception, and contraception.... The analysis found that a small amount of education tends to increase fertility.... The effect of education on proximate determinants shows that it is positive for postpartum non-susceptibility to conception, [while] in contrast it is negative for marriage and contraception. Therefore, [the] contribution of the duration of postpartum non-susceptibility is stronger for less educated women, while marriage and contraception have important effects when education is high at the individual level."
authors.forename: S Z
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Hossain
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001459:Bangladesh; D001695:Biology; D003267:Contraception; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005298:Fertility; D005306:Fertilization; D008393:Marriage; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012098:Reproduction; D012307:Risk Factors; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Asia; Bangladesh; Biology; Contraception; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Educational Status--women; Family Planning; Fertility; Fertilization; Intermediate Variables; Marriage; Nuptiality; Population; Population Dynamics; Reproduction; Risk Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Southern Asia