Fertility Transition: Is sub-Saharan Africa Different?

Fertility Transition: Is sub-Saharan Africa Different?

Fertility in sub-Saharan africa (“africa”) stood at 5.1 births per woman in 2005–10 (united nations 2011), more than double the replacement level. this high fertility combined with declining mortality has resulted in rapid population growth—2.5 percent per year—and the un projects the sub-Saharan population to grow from 0.86 billion in 2010 to 1.96 billion in 2050 and 3.36 billion in 2100. Such...

Impact of Hiv/aids on Fertility in Sub-saharan Africa

IMPACT OF HIV/AIDS ON FERTILITY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Fourth Meeting of the Follow-up Committee on the implementation of the DND and the ICPD-PA Yaounde, Cameroon 28-31 January 2002 ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA JOINT ECA/OAU/ADB SECRETARIAT IN COLLABORATION WITH UNFPA James P.M. Ntozi** TABLE OF CONTENTS Summary

Premarital fertility and HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.

The paper investigates the complex relationships between premarital fertility and HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan African countries. The DHS surveys provided data to compute the prevalence of premarital fertility, defined as any birth before the first marriage. The UNAIDS database provided data to compute the prevalence of HIV infection among pregnant women. Results indicate a moderate association betw...

The Fertility Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa into the 21 Century

Vaccinations of International Travellers From Greece to Sub-Saharan Africa

Introduction: The number of travellers from Greece who travel to sub-Saharan Africa has increased during the last decade. Our aim in this research was to study vaccination patterns for travellers travelling to sub-Saharan Africa.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from January 2011 until December 2014 in all (57) public health departments in Gr...