57:30688 Amin,
Sajeda; Pebley, Anne R. Gender inequality within
households: the impact of a women's development program in 36
Bangladeshi villages. OPR Working Paper Series, No. 91-6, Aug
1990. 36 pp. Princeton University, Office of Population Research [OPR]:
Princeton, New Jersey. In Eng.
The authors examine the effects of a
women's development program in Bangladesh on changing women's status
both in the community and within their families. Data are from surveys
carried out in 36 rural villages in 1988 and 1989. The results show
that women in such programs appear to have greater physical and
financial independence and are more likely to participate in family
decision-making. However, they retain traditional attitudes with
respect to their children's marriage and education.
This is a
revised version of a paper originally presented at the 1990 Annual
Meeting of the Population Association of America (see Population Index,
Vol. 56, No. 3, Fall 1990, p. 438).
Correspondence:
Princeton University, Office of Population Research, 21 Prospect
Avenue, Princeton, NJ 08544-2091. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
57:30689 Senanayake,
Pramilla. Young women and reproduction: offering options
and choices. Development, No. 1, 1990. 24-8 pp. Rome, Italy. In
Eng.
The author "examines how the status and role of women in
society have been determined largely by the interaction of social
structure and religious and cultural norms: the family and kinship
systems, class, traditions and beliefs are the major socio-cultural
variables explaining the differences in women's status." Particular
attention is given to the interaction of these factors with fertility
and reproduction.
Correspondence: P. Senanayake,
International Planned Parenthood Federation, PO Box 759, Inner Circle,
Regent's Park, London NW1 4NS, England. Location: Princeton
University Library (PF).
57:30690 Morrison,
Peter A. Congress and the year 2000: a demographic
perspective on future issues. RAND Note, No. N-3279-CRS, 1991. xi,
27 pp. RAND: Santa Monica, California. In Eng.
"This Note
identifies the probable directions of change that will flow from [U.S.]
population shifts over the next several decades and explores the
potential effects on several areas of future congressional concern."
Aspects considered include the structure of children's families,
characteristics of the labor force, racial and ethnic diversification,
population aging, and geographical
distribution.
Correspondence: RAND, 1700 Main Street, P.O.
Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
57:30691 Nurun Nabi,
A. K. M.; Krishnan, P. Political demography of Bangladesh:
a preliminary analysis. Population Research Laboratory Discussion
Paper, No. 79, Apr 1991. 27 pp. University of Alberta, Department of
Sociology, Population Research Laboratory: Edmonton, Canada. In Eng.
Demographic indicators and socioeconomic conditions in Bangladesh
are discussed, with a focus on the factors that make development
difficult. Consideration is given to the failure of government family
planning policies and programs to reduce the high fertility rate. This
is the second part of a study of the political demography of Bangladesh
and concerns the period since 1971; the first part discussed the
factors leading to the country's independence.
For the first part of
the study, published in 1990, see 56:30683.
Correspondence: University of Alberta, Department of
Sociology, Population Research Laboratory, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H4,
Canada. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30692 Parsons,
Jack. Population control and politics. Population and
Environment, Vol. 12, No. 4, Summer 1991. 355-77 pp. New York, New
York. In Eng.
The author argues for population control and
discusses the roles that social scientists play in political arenas
promoting population policies. He reviews historical and contemporary
attitudes and philosophies toward population control and proposes
methods of political responsibility toward establishing promotion and
acceptance of control policies. The geographical scope is
worldwide.
Correspondence: J. Parsons, Treferig Cottage,
Llantrisant Poltyclun, Mid-Glamorgan, Wales CF 78 LQ.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30693 Passel,
Jeffrey S. What census adjustment would mean.
Population Today, Vol. 19, No. 6, Jun 1991. 6-8 pp. Washington, D.C. In
Eng.
The author discusses the estimated undercount of the 1990 U.S.
census and the effects adjustments might have on congressional
apportionment, legislative redistricting, and fund distribution, as
well as the implications for future
censuses.
Correspondence: J. S. Passel, Urban Institute,
2100 M Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20037. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
57:30694 Schirm,
Allen L. The effects of census undercount adjustment on
congressional apportionment. JASA: Journal of the American
Statistical Association, Vol. 86, No. 414, Jun 1991. 526-41 pp.
Alexandria, Virginia. In Eng.
"This article shows that undercount
adjustment [of the 1990 U.S. census] will probably reallocate one [in]
three House seats across the states. The adjustment's impact may depend
on the method used and the assumptions underlying undercount estimates.
Using regression analysis to reduce sampling error in undercount
estimates from dual-systems analysis, however, eliminates sensitivity
to all but the most extreme changes in assumptions. Generally,
adjustment will more likely affect large states than small ones, and
large states with proportionately many urban Black and Hispanic
residents will likely gain seats at the expense of large states with
few such residents."
Correspondence: A. L. Schirm,
Mathematica Policy Research, 600 Maryland Avenue SW, Suite 550,
Washington, D.C. 20024-2512. Location: Princeton University
Library (SM).
57:30695 Vilquin,
Eric. The Quetelet chair, 1989. Revolution and
population: demographic aspects of the major political
revolutions. [Chaire Quetelet 1989. Revolution et population:
aspects demographiques des grandes revolutions politiques.] ISBN
2-87209-115-7. 1990. 312 pp. Academia: Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. In
Eng; Fre.
This is a collection of papers in English or French by
various authors concerning the demographic aspects of political
revolution. It is one in a series of proceedings from annual
conferences organized by the Demographic Institute of the Catholic
University in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. The primary focus of this
conference was the French Revolution of 1789, but papers are also
included on revolutions in Mexico, Russia, Cuba, Europe, Spain, Italy,
West Africa, Algeria, Iran, Paraguay, and
Bangladesh.
Correspondence: Academia, 42 Passage de
l'Ergot, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
57:30696 Caldwell,
John C.; Findley, Sally; Caldwell, Pat; Santow, Gigi; Cosford, Wendy;
Braid, Jennifer; Broers-Freeman, Daphne. What we know
about health transition: the cultural, social and behavioural
determinants of health. The proceedings of an international workshop,
Canberra, May 1989. Health Transition Series, No. 2, ISBN
0-7315-1106-9. 1990. xix, 933 pp. Australian National University,
Health Transition Centre: Canberra, Australia. Distributed by
Bibliotech, ANUTECH Pty Ltd, GPO Box 4, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia.
In Eng.
These are the proceedings of a workshop held in Canberra,
Australia in 1989, concerning the relationship between health and the
decline in mortality. The main objective of this workshop was to
determine the current state of knowledge in this area and to provide a
benchmark for future studies. The 58 papers are organized under the
following headings: studying the health transition; the historical
experience of the West; health trends in the developing world;
socio-political elements of health; the relationship between education
and health-related behavior; cultural attitudes to sickness and
health--a case study of Indonesia; the social and cultural context of
health-related behavior; women's empowerment and health; the structure
and provision of health services; the social and behavioral aspects of
specific diseases; and a synthesis of methodological and policy
issues.
Correspondence: Australian National University,
Health Transition Centre, GPO Box 4, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30697 Ford
Foundation (New York, New York). Reproductive health: a
strategy for the 1990s. Program Paper of the Ford Foundation, ISBN
0-916584-45-3. Jun 1991. vi, 38 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
This is a report on the Ford Foundation's population program, which
"makes reproductive health its centerpiece, emphasizes the social,
cultural, and economic factors that influence reproductive health, and
pays special attention to disadvantaged women of developing countries,
in both rural and urban areas, throughout their reproductive live
cycle. The program will also support efforts to control sexually
transmitted diseases, including AIDS, and address the special needs of
adolescents." Program strategies are also discussed, including
research and training activities, empowering women, and public
discussions of policy, ethics, and the law.
Correspondence:
Ford Foundation, Office of Communications, 320 East 43rd Street, New
York, NY 10017. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30698 Muecke,
Marjorie A. The AIDS prevention dilemma in Thailand.
Asian and Pacific Population Forum, Vol. 4, No. 4, Winter 1990. 1-8,
21-7 pp. Honolulu, Hawaii. In Eng.
"Acquired immune deficiency
syndrome (AIDS) and its causative human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
have become a rapidly spreading menace in Asia as elsewhere. This
article summarizes the current status of the AIDS epidemic in Thailand,
identifies the patterns of HIV transmission through Thai society,
describes governmental and private responses to the epidemic, and
suggests further countermeasures."
Correspondence: M. A.
Muecke, University of Washington, Department of Anthropology, Seattle,
WA 98195. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30699 Ogawa,
Naohiro. Population ageing and its impact upon health
resource requirements at government and familial levels in Japan.
NUPRI Reprint Series, No. 35, Apr 1990. 23 pp. Nihon University,
Population Research Institute: Tokyo, Japan. In Eng.
"Rapid
economic growth in post-war Japan has been accompanied by unprecedented
population ageing. In this paper the impact of Japan's ageing
population is analysed in respect of (i) health-care services (ii)
allocation of resources to health care and (iii) the manpower
requirements to support health in old age. These projections are based
upon macroeconomic modelling techniques."
Correspondence:
Nihon University, Population Research Institute, 3-2 Misaki-cho
1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101, Japan. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
57:30700 Orubuloye,
I. O.; Caldwell, John C.; Caldwell, Pat. Sexual networking
in the Ekiti district of Nigeria. Studies in Family Planning, Vol.
22, No. 2, Mar-Apr 1991. 61-73 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
"The
confirmation of a significant number of HIV-positive persons and some
deaths due to AIDS in Nigeria has rendered more urgent the study of
sexual networking, both for an understanding of the risk of HIV
transmission and also that of sexually transmitted diseases, which may
serve as a vehicle for HIV infection. This article reports on a
research project that concentrated initially on developing both
small-scale survey and anthropological methodology to a point where
reliable information was obtained. The research was carried out in
both urban and rural areas of Ekiti, Nigeria, a Yoruba district 150
miles northeast of Lagos. Findings are reported from both the survey
of 200 men and 200 women and the supplementary specialized in-depth
studies. A high level of premarital and extramarital sexual activity
was shown to exist, with higher levels among men than women and in
urban than rural areas....Polygyny and postpartum sexual abstinence
were underlying social institutions that explained much of the sexual
networking. Reported levels of sexually transmitted disease were high,
as were beliefs that these diseases could be treated successfully by
traditional healers."
Correspondence: I. O. Orubuloye, Ondo
State University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Ado-Ekiti, Ondo State,
Nigeria. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30701 Serdula,
Mary. Diet, malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Annales de l'IFORD, Vol. 12, No. 2, Dec 1988. 35-63 pp. Yaounde,
Cameroon. In Eng. with sum. in Fre.
Two consequences of
malnutrition in children in Sub-Saharan Africa are examined, retarded
physical growth and mortality. The study is "limited to the
association of protein energy malnutrition, as determined by
anthropometric indices, and mortality in preschool children in
nonemergency community settings in Africa." Data are from a variety of
national sources.
Correspondence: M. Serdula, Centers for
Disease Control, Center for Health Promotion and Education, Division of
Nutrition, Atlanta, GA 30333. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
57:30702 Sommerfelt,
A. Elisabeth; Boerma, J. Ties; Ochoa, Luis H.; Rutstein, Shea
O. Maternal and child health in Bolivia: report on the
In-depth DHS Survey in Bolivia, 1989. Apr 1991. xii, 141 pp.
Institute for Resource Development/Macro Systems, Demographic and
Health Surveys [DHS]: Columbia, Maryland. In Eng.
This report
presents results of an analysis of health data from the Bolivia
In-depth Survey (Encuesta Nacional de Demografia y Salud 1989), carried
out as part of the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) program. A
nationally representative sample of 7,923 women aged 15-49 were
studied. Topics covered in this report include childhood mortality,
causes of death in childhood, diarrhea, respiratory infections,
nutritional status, infant feeding, childhood immunizations, prenatal
care and delivery assistance, and maternal
mortality.
Correspondence: Institute for Resource
Development/Macro Systems, Demographic and Health Surveys, 8850
Stanford Boulevard, Suite 4000, Columbia, MD 21045. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30703 United
States. Agency for International Development [USAID] (Washington,
D.C.). HIV infection and AIDS: a report to Congress on
the USAID program for prevention and control. May 1991. 49 pp.
Washington, D.C. In Eng.
This is the 1990 report to Congress on the
USAID program for the prevention and control of HIV infection and AIDS
in developing countries. "The program mandate is to provide technical
and financial assistance to AIDS prevention programs....The report
updates the AIDS pandemic and describes USAID support for developing
country prevention projects. Highlighted in this year's report is the
growing involvement of the private sector, other nongovernmental
organizations and active community-based groups in prevention
activities."
Correspondence: U.S. Agency for International
Development, 320 21st Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20523.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:30704 Sladkova,
S. V.; Revazov, A. A.; Golubtsov, V. I.; Kadoshnikova, M. Yu.
Analysis of the structure of urban and rural population in the
central Krasnodar region. [Analiz struktury gorodskikh i sel'skikh
populyatsii tsentral'noi chasti Krasnodarskogo kraya.] Genetika, Vol.
26, No. 11, 1990. 2,070-5 pp. Moscow, USSR. In Rus.
The population
structures in both rural and urban areas of the Korenovsk and
Ust-Labinsk districts of the USSR are analyzed, with emphasis on the
genetic aspects. Data are included on the demographic structure of the
population, fertility trends, and family
planning.
Correspondence: S. V. Sladkova, Academy of
Medical Sciences of the USSR, Institute of Medical Genetics, Moscow
115478, USSR. Location: U.S. National Library of Medicine,
Bethesda, MD.
