title: Influences of selected socioeconomic and demographic variables on fertility in Bangladesh.
abstract: "The data used in this study are from the 1989 Bangladesh Fertility Survey (1989 BFS), which was conducted...by the National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT)....A two-stage probability sample design was used for the survey.... It has been found that female age at marriage has a significant direct negative influence on fertility. Thus, raising the age at marriage by implementing a minimum-age marriage law is likely to lower fertility on a national scale. Duration of breast-feeding is also found to have a significant direct negative effect on fertility....Fetal loss appears to have a significant direct positive effect on fertility...which means that mothers who have experienced fetal loss are found to have higher fertility.... Maternal mortality is also high in Bangladesh. Therefore, it is essential to provide primary health care, particularly maternal and child health care, for surviving children."
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001459:Bangladesh; D001942:Breast Feeding; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D005313:Fetal Death; D006262:Health; D006296:Health Services; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D008393:Marriage; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D008430:Maternal-Child Health Centers; D009026:Mortality; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Asia; Bangladesh; Breast Feeding; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Demographic Surveys; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Fetal Death; Health; Health Services; Infant Nutrition; Legislation; Marriage; Marriage Age--women; Marriage Patterns; Maternal Mortality; Maternal-child Health Services; Mortality; Nuptiality; Nutrition; Population; Population Dynamics; Primary Health Care; Socioeconomic Factors; Southern Asia