Infant and Child Mortality as a Determinant of Fertility. The Policy Implications

摘要

;Contents: Introduction (unanswered policy questions); The channels--Theory and measurement The biological effects, Infant and child mortality experience on contraceptive use, The effect of infant and child mortality on parity); The cost-effectiveness of various programs for fertility reduction (Cost-effectiveness of family planning program; cost per birth averted through mortality reduction; caveats).