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Fertility, family size preferences and future fertility prospects of men in the western area of Sierra Leone

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Eugene K. Campbell
Eugene K. Campbell
Affiliation:
Department of Demography, University of Botswana, Gaborone
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Summary

This paper examines the current fertility of men and women in the Western area of Sierra Leone and the prospects for future fertility behaviour. Probably due to the effect of rapid economic decline in Sierra Leone since 1980, the desired family size has fallen. But indications are that the preferred completed family size is lower than the desired family size

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Short reports
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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , April 1994 , pp. 273 - 277
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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