title: Fertility control and population growth among the Maasai.
abstract: "This paper inquires into the reasons for the comparatively lower fertility and population growth among the Maasai (than among other Kenyan communities, particularly cultivators).  It hypothesizes that a number of factors including male elder control of society, sexually transmitted diseases, seasonal food shortages, and general environmental health hazards all act together to suppress fertility.  This situation must certainly change with further socioeconomic progress."
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sindiga
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D000351:Africa, Eastern; D001519:Behavior; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D005006:Ethnicity; D005298:Fertility; D005523:Food Supply; D005783:Gender Identity; D007630:Kenya; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011158:Population Growth; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases; D012919:Social Behavior; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Behavior; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Differential Fertility; Eastern Africa; Economic Factors; English Speaking Africa; Ethnic Groups; Fertility; Food Supply; Kenya; Male Role; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Growth; Sex Role; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Social Behavior; Socioeconomic Factors