title: Determinants of birth intervals in Kerala: an application of Cox's hazard model.
abstract: "The present study is an attempt to delineate the differences in the patterns and determinants of birth intervals which appear highly relevant in a transitional population such as Kerala [India]. In this country two comparable surveys, with a period difference of 20 years, were conducted. The study tries to estimate the effects of socio-economic, demographic and proximate variables using Cox's proportional hazard model. For the former data-set, socio-economic variables have [a] significant effect on birth intervals, while for the latter data proximate variables are the significant determinants of birth intervals." (SUMMARY IN ITA AND FRE)
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001721:Birth Intervals; D001723:Birth Rate; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D005298:Fertility; D007194:India; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Asia; Birth Intervals--determinants; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Fertility; Fertility Determinants; Fertility Measurements; India; Intermediate Variables; Models, Theoretical; Population; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Socioeconomic Factors; Southern Asia