title: Ethnic models of fertility behaviour in Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Abeykoon
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001208:Asia; D001519:Behavior; D003267:Contraception; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment; D005006:Ethnicity; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005298:Fertility; D007226:Infant Mortality; D019359:Knowledge; D008393:Marriage; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009026:Mortality; D009790:Occupations; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012424:Rural Population; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013188:Sri Lanka; D014505:Urban Population
keywords: Age Factors; Asia; Behavior; Child Mortality; Contraception; Contraceptive Effectiveness; Contraceptive Usage--determinants; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Differential Fertility--determinants; Economic Factors; Educational Status; Employment Status; Ethnic Groups; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Planning; Family Size; Family Size, Desired--determinants; Family Size, Ideal; Fertility; Fertility Determinants; Intermediate Variables; Knowledge; Macroeconomic Factors; Marriage Age; Mathematical Model; Models, Theoretical; Mortality; Occupational Status; Occupations; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Reproductive Behavior; Research Methodology; Residence Characteristics; Rural Population; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Southern Asia; Sri Lanka; Urban Population; Use-effectiveness