Population and Health Data for Latin America: Dominican Republic, Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru

摘要

Data from Demographic and Health Surveys conducted between 1986 and 1989 in eight Latin American countries--Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, and Peru--are compared. The data cover the following areas: fertility, fertility planning, and fertility risk status; unmet needs for and prevalence of contraception; infant and child mortality; antenatal care; attention at delivery; breastfeeding and supplemental feeding; child immunization; child nutrition; and diarrhea prevalence and treatment.