title: The proximate determinants of fertility in tropical Africa: demographic and institutional change.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Page
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Lesthaeghe
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D000568:Amenorrhea; D001721:Birth Intervals; D001723:Birth Rate; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D005298:Fertility; D008393:Marriage; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011158:Population Growth; D049590:Postpartum Period; D012098:Reproduction; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Africa; Birth Intervals; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Fertility; Fertility Determinants; Fertility Measurements; High Fertility Population; Intermediate Variables; Marriage; Marriage Age--men; Marriage Age--women; Marriage Patterns; Nuptiality; Population; Population Dynamics; Postpartum Amenorrhea; Puerperium; Reproduction; Time Factors