Fertility Decline in Rwanda : Is Gender Preference in the Way?
Joint Authors
Broekhuis, Annelet
Habimana Kabano, Ignace
Hooimeijer, Pieter
Source
International Journal of Population Research
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-06-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Economics & Business Administration
Economy
Abstract EN
In 2007 Rwanda launched a campaign to promote 3 children families and a program of community based health services to improve reproductive health.
This paper argues that mixed gender offspring is still an important insurance for old age in Rwanda and that to arrive at the desired gender composition women might have to progress beyond parity 3.
The analyses are twofold.
The first is the parity progression desire given the gender of living children.
The second is gender specific replacement intention following the loss of the last or only son or daughter.
Using the Demographic and Health Surveys of 2000, 2005, and 2010, we show that child mortality does not lead to extra parity progression beyond three, while having single gender offspring does and even more so when this is the result of the loss of the last son or daughter.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Habimana Kabano, Ignace& Broekhuis, Annelet& Hooimeijer, Pieter. 2013. Fertility Decline in Rwanda : Is Gender Preference in the Way?. International Journal of Population Research،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-498075
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Habimana Kabano, Ignace…[et al.]. Fertility Decline in Rwanda : Is Gender Preference in the Way?. International Journal of Population Research No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-498075
American Medical Association (AMA)
Habimana Kabano, Ignace& Broekhuis, Annelet& Hooimeijer, Pieter. Fertility Decline in Rwanda : Is Gender Preference in the Way?. International Journal of Population Research. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-498075
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-498075