Regional variations in the rural-urban fertility gradient in the global South.
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SUBMITTER: Lerch M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6641161 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Regional variations in the rural-urban fertility gradient in the global South.
PloS one 20190719 7
The study of regional trends in the rural-urban fertility gradient helps us to understand the pace of completion of the fertility transition and the geography of urban growth in the global South. We question whether the hypothesized inverted U-shaped evolution in rural excess fertility is confirmed in four developing regions, and investigate the underlying fertility dynamics by place of residence. Using multiple surveys for 60 developing countries, we analyze long-term rural and urban trends in ...[more]
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