Volume 53 - Number 4 - Winter 1987
F. Fertility
Studies that treat quantitative fertility data analytically.
References to crude data are coded under
S. Official Statistical Publications
. Methodological studies specifically concerned with fertility are
cited in this division and cross-referenced to
N. Methods of Research and Analysis Including Models
, if necessary.
F.1. General Fertility
Analytical studies of quantitative birth data and reproduction rates
and studies of fertility and its concomitants. Studies of age at
marriage, divorce, and factors influencing family size are coded under
G.1. Marriage and Divorce
or
G.2. Family and Household
.
No citations in this issue.
F.2. Differential Fertility
Studies on differences in fertility patterns and levels in subgroups of
a population. Also included are studies on age-specific fertility,
such as teenage pregnancy.
No citations in this issue.
F.3. Sterility and Other Pathology
Studies on infertility, as well as studies of spontaneous abortion,
prematurity, and other relevant pathologies of pregnancy.
No citations in this issue.
F.4. Actions and Activities Directly Affecting Fertility
Studies concerning activities, including family planning programs, that
are primarily designed to influence fertility.
F.4.1. General Fertility Control and Contraception
General aspects of fertility control, primarily those concerned with
family planning and family planning programs.
No citations in this issue.
F.4.2. Clinical Aspects & Use-Effectiveness Studies
Selected studies on the medical aspects of fertility control methods,
including studies on side effects and use-effectiveness.
No citations in this issue.
F.4.3. Evaluation of Programs
Studies evaluating either the demographic impact or other criteria of
effectiveness of family planning programs.
No citations in this issue.
F.4.4. Attitudes Toward Fertility & Fertility Control
Studies concerned with the interrelations between fertility control and
attitudinal variables, including studies on wanted and unwanted
pregnancy and children, motivation for parenthood, sex preference, and
voluntary childlessness. Studies on knowledge, attitudes, and practice
(KAP) of family planning and attitudes toward family size are
classified under this heading.
No citations in this issue.
F.4.5. Induced Abortion
Studies on induced abortion, including those on attitudes, with the
exception of studies primarily concerned with government regulation of
abortion, which are coded under
M.2. Measures Affecting Fertility
. Studies of spontaneous abortion appear under
F.3. Sterility and Other Pathology
.
No citations in this issue.
F.5. Factors Other Than Contraception Affecting Fertility
Studies on lactation, nutrition, fecundability, sex behavior, menarche
and menopause, and other biological factors or social customs as they
affect fertility directly. Factors affecting contraceptive practice
and factors affecting fertility indirectly are not included here.
No citations in this issue.
F.6. Fertility Outside Marriage
Studies on nonmarital fertility, including illegitimacy. Studies of
common-law marriage and other forms of cohabitation or voluntary single
parenthood are coded under
G.1. Marriage and Divorce
or
G.2. Family and Household
.
No citations in this issue.
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