58:40697 Asselin,
Suzanne; Dallaire, Louise; Duchesne, Louis; Jean, Sylvie; Laroche,
Denis; Nobert, Yves. Social statistics: a social portrait
of Quebec. [Statistiques sociales: portrait social du Quebec.]
Les Publications du Quebec, ISBN 2-551-15232-1. 1992. 353 pp. Bureau de
la Statistique du Quebec: Quebec, Canada. In Fre.
This work
provides a general portrait of eight primary human activities that
affect living conditions in the province of Quebec. The activities are
demographic trends, health, education, employment, the acquisition of
goods and services, use of time, personal security, and standard of
living. The section on demographic trends (pp. 25-49) includes
information on total population size, natural increase, age structure,
geographical distribution, mortality, fertility, nuptiality, migration,
and families and households.
Correspondence: Bureau de la
Statistique du Quebec, 117 rue Saint-Andre, Quebec, Quebec G1K 3Y3,
Canada. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40698 Burch,
Thomas K. Sex-role homogeneity, female status and
demographic change. Population Bulletin of ESCWA, No. 34, Jun
1989. 37-44 pp. Amman, Jordan. In Eng.
"This study attempts to
investigate the nature of the relationships governing child-bearing
models and family formation by measuring the status and role of women
in society....[The author] proposes that inductive analysis should be
adopted using the difference in life-expectancy among males and females
at birth as a measurement of women's status to define the distinction
between the roles of the two sexes. This is carried out by analysing
the interrelationships between the variables of development, religion,
area, fertility and women's relative status in a group of 120
countries. The study concludes that the analysis of the downward slope
at the international level may explain the effect of the roles of the
two sexes and women's status on demographic change on the one hand, and
the effect of cultural factors such as region and religion on women's
role and status on the other."
Correspondence: T. K. Burch,
University of Western Ontario, Population Studies Center, London,
Ontario N6A 5C2, Canada. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
58:40699 Gui,
Shixun. A new elderly support system in rural areas in
Shanghai. Chinese Journal of Population Science, Vol. 2, No. 4,
1990. 287-93 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
"In early 1987, we
started an experiment in the rural areas in Shanghai suburbs on how to
replace the elderly support system then in effect, which was funded by
the community, with one that was to be jointly supported by the State,
the community and private individuals. The two-year experiment has
yielded a new elderly support system applicable to China's rural areas
that have a more developed economy and a fairly large number of
collectively owned township enterprises....This article gives a brief
introduction to the economic and social background and characteristics
of the system."
Correspondence: S. Gui, East China Normal
University, Institute of Population Studies, Shanghai 200062, China.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40700 Hinrichs,
Karl. Public pensions and demographic change.
Society, Vol. 28, No. 6; 194, Sep-Oct 1991. 32-7 pp. New Brunswick, New
Jersey. In Eng.
The author describes the history of the public
pension system in Germany over the past 100 years, noting that it has
exhibited remarkable continuity despite the radical political and
financial upheavals that have occurred. He focuses on the implications
of current population trends, specifically demographic aging, for the
future of the pension system. Reasons for the apparent lack of concern
about the need to change the present system are considered, and the
consequences of not making such changes are
assessed.
Correspondence: K. Hinrichs, University of
Bremen, Center for Social Policy Research, D-2800 Bremen 33, Germany.
Location: Princeton University Library (FST).
58:40701 Katz,
Stephen. Alarmist demography: power, knowledge, and the
elderly population. Journal of Aging Studies, Vol. 6, No. 3, Fall
1992. 203-25 pp. Greenwich, Connecticut. In Eng.
"Demographic
reports in the media and social policy and professional literature
often depict the elderly as a rapidly growing population of needy,
relatively affluent individuals whose collective dependence is
straining the economies of Western welfare states and creating
excessive tax burdens for younger generations. Labelling this
literature alarmist demography, this article reviews the
counterarguments proposed by critical gerontologists and political
economists who attack the methodological biases and demographic
determinism evident in the alarmist vogue."
Correspondence:
S. Katz, Trent University, Department of Sociology, Peterborough,
Ontario K97 7B8, Canada. Location: U.S. National Library of
Medicine, Bethesda, MD.
58:40702 Morocco.
Direction de la Statistique. Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches
Demographiques [CERED] (Rabat, Morocco). Women and
development in Morocco. [Femme et developpement au Maroc.] Etudes
Demographiques, [1992]. 250 pp. Rabat, Morocco. In Fre.
This volume
examines aspects of women's roles in Morocco, with a focus on women's
economic participation. A chapter is included on the demographic
characteristics of the female population, including age at marriage,
migration, public health, and contraception. Future projections are
included.
Correspondence: Direction de la Statistique, B.P.
178, Avenue Maa El Ainine, Rabat, Morocco. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
58:40703 Obermeyer,
Carla M. Islam, women, and politics: the demography of
Arab countries. Population and Development Review, Vol. 18, No. 1,
Mar 1992. 33-60, 205-7 pp. New York, New York. In Eng. with sum. in
Fre; Spa.
"This article examines three propositions that underlie
many interpretations of the demography of Arab countries: that Arab
countries do poorly in terms of demographic indicators, that this is
due to Islam, and that the impact of Islam operates through the way in
which it defines a low status for women. After reviewing the available
data on fertility and health, the article critically examines the claim
that the high natality of Arab countries derives directly from
religious doctrine, or indirectly through Islam's effect on the status
of women. It argues that simplistic hypotheses linking Islam and the
status of women cannot provide a satisfactory explanation for observed
demographic patterns, and that a better understanding of demographic
change must include attention to the political context of fertility and
health behavior."
Correspondence: C. M. Obermeyer, Harvard
University, Department of Population and International Health,
Cambridge, MA 02138. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
58:40704 United
Nations. Centre pour le Developpement Social et les Affaires
Humanitaires (Vienna, Austria); Centre Francais sur la Population et le
Developpement [CEPED] (Paris, France); United Nations Population Fund
[UNFPA] (New York, New York); Universite du Benin. Unite de Recherche
Demographique [URD] (Lome, Togo). Women's status and
population: the situation in Francophone Africa. [Condition de la
femme et population: le cas de l'Afrique Francophone.] ISBN
2-87762-045-X. 1992. [viii], 116 pp. Centre Francais sur la Population
et le Developpement [CEPED]: Paris, France. In Fre.
"This book
deals with relationships between women's status and population dynamics
(fertility, migration, health and employment) and presents a synthesis
of the debates held during a workshop in Lome....Its conclusions were
based on the latest data concerning the relationships between women's
condition and population trends and resulted in practical
recommendations to better integrate women in development processes."
The geographical focus is on Sub-Saharan
Africa.
Correspondence: Centre Francais sur la Population
et le Developpement, 15 rue de l'Ecole de Medecine, 75270 Paris Cedex
06, France. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40705 Zhu,
Chuzhu; Xiao, Guang. An analysis of the life cycle of
Chinese women. Chinese Journal of Population Science, Vol. 3, No.
3, 1991. 247-57 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
The authors analyze
the life cycle of women in China. Data are from surveys conducted in
1986 and 1987 and concern women's educational status, economic
participation, marital status, physiological changes, reproductive
behavior, and years lived as widows. The implications of changing life
cycles for social and population policy development are
described.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40706 Decroly,
Jean-Michel. The spatial structure of demographic behavior
in Eastern Europe. [Les structures spatiales des comportements
demographiques en Europe de l'Est.] Revue Belge de Geographie, Vol.
115, No. 49, 1991. 63-75 pp. Brussels, Belgium. In Fre.
The author
uses data from the recently published "Atlas de la population
europeenne" to identify the unique demographic features of the
countries of Eastern Europe. Specifically, he examines the extent to
which political factors have affected demographic indicators such as
fertility, mortality, migration, and spatial distribution in this
region.
For the atlas by Decroly and Jean Vanlaer, published in
1991, see 58:30027.
Correspondence: J.-M. Decroly,
Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Laboratoire de Geographie Humaine, 50
Avenue Franklin Roosevelt, 1050 Brussels, Belgium. Location:
New York Public Library.
58:40707 Eckhardt,
William. War-related deaths since 3000 B.C. Bulletin
of Peace Proposals, Vol. 22, No. 4, Dec 1991. 437-43 pp. London,
England. In Eng.
The author first establishes a list of 589 wars
and related deaths for the period 1500-1990. He then uses published
sources to extend these estimates of deaths due to wars, including
war-related famine and disease, to cover the period from 3000 B.C. to
the present.
Correspondence: W. Eckhardt, Lentz Peace
Research Laboratory, St. Louis, MO. Location: Princeton
University Library (FST).
58:40708 Freedman,
Lawrence; Saunders, John. Population change and European
security. ISBN 0-08-040349-2. LC 91-39785. 1991. xii, 295 pp.
Brassey's: McLean, Virginia/London, England. In Eng.
The papers in
this book were originally presented at a conference on demographic
change and Western security held in 1988; they have been revised to
take into account recent political developments affecting Eastern
Europe and the Soviet Union. The common theme of the 12 papers
included here is the relevance of population size and characteristics
to national security. The primary geographical focus is on Europe.
Chapters are included on past and future population dynamics in Europe,
population and the labor force in Western Europe, the future population
of the Soviet Union, and the viability of the Soviet Union's economy.
Other chapters examine future military human resources in the East and
West, historical aspects of demography and war, the linkage between
demographic trends and strategic calculations, the relation between
military personnel and success in conventional war, and the
consequences of demographic trends in other regions for Western
security.
Correspondence: Brassey's, 50 Fetter Lane, London
EC4A 1AA, England. Location: Princeton University Library
(FST).
58:40709 Ladd, Helen
F. Population growth, density and the costs of providing
public services. Urban Studies, Vol. 29, No. 2, Apr 1992. 273-95
pp. Abingdon, England. In Eng.
"Based on a regression model that
controls for other determinants of per capita spending, this study
provides careful estimates of the nonlinear impacts of population
growth and population density on three types of local government
spending: current account spending, capital outlays and spending on
public safety. The study balances the engineering and planning view
that greater population density lowers the costs of providing public
services by documenting a U-shaped relationship between spending and
density; except in sparsely populated areas, higher density typically
increases public sector spending. In addition, the results suggests
that rapid population growth imposes fiscal burdens on established
residents in the form of lower service levels." The data are for 247
large counties in the United States in
1985.
Correspondence: H. F. Ladd, Duke University,
Institute of Policy Sciences and Public Affairs, Durham, NC 27706.
Location: Princeton University Library (UES).
58:40710 Pavlik,
Zdenek. Political change and demographic transition in
Eastern Europe. [Changements politiques et transition
demographique en Europe de l'Est.] Revue Belge de Geographie, Vol. 115,
No. 49, 1991. 77-85 pp. Brussels, Belgium. In Fre.
The author
examines the extent to which the demographic transition in Eastern
Europe has been affected by political
factors.
Correspondence: Z. Pavlik, Univerzita Karlova,
Ovocny trh 5, 116 38 Prague 1, Czechoslovakia. Location: New
York Public Library.
58:40711 Pelser, A.
J.; Botes, L. J. S.; van der Berg, L. Politics as an
environmental factor in population development: reviewing the South
African situation. Development Southern Africa, Vol. 9, No. 1, Feb
1992. 65-73 pp. Halfway House, South Africa. In Eng.
The political
factors that affect the development of a successful population policy
in South Africa are examined. "It is concluded that despite the
important role of socioeconomic development, the success of the
population development programme ultimately depends upon (a) the actual
distribution of political power to all communities; (b) the degree of
legitimacy enjoyed by the government among the broader population; and
(c) a general political consensus regarding the urgency for curbing the
population growth rate."
Correspondence: A. J. Pelser,
University of the Orange Free State, Department of Sociology, POB 339,
Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa. Location:
Princeton University Library (PR).
58:40712 Rasevic,
Miroslav. Results of an investigation of twentieth-century
war losses in Yugoslavia. [Rezultati demografskih istrazivanja
ratnih gubitaka stanovnistva Jugoslavije u XX veku.] Stanovnistvo, Vol.
28-29, No. 3-4/1-2, Jul-Dec/Jan-Jun 1990-1991. 199-207 pp. Belgrade,
Yugoslavia. In Scr. with sum. in Eng.
The author reviews published
information on war mortality in Yugoslavia during the twentieth
century. A critique of the methodology used in the studies and
suggestions for further research are
included.
Correspondence: M. Rasevic, Ekonomski Institut,
Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
58:40713 Barbieri,
Magali; Cantrelle, Pierre. Health policy and
population. [Politique de sante et population.] Politique
Africaine, No. 44, Dec 1991. 51-65 pp. Paris, France. In Fre.
The
authors describe current theories about the formation of health
policies in the third world and examine the record of African
governments in the development of such
policies.
Correspondence: M. Barbieri, Centre Francais sur
la Population et le Developpement, 15 rue de l'Ecole de Medecine, 75270
Paris Cedex 06, France. Location: Princeton University Library
(FST).
58:40714 Belsey,
Mark A. Priority issues in maternal and child health for
the 1990s. In: Demographic and Health Surveys World Conference,
August 5-7, 1991, Washington, D.C.: proceedings. Volume 3. 1991.
2,173-8 pp. Institute for Resource Development/Macro International,
Demographic and Health Surveys [DHS]: Columbia, Maryland. In Eng.
The author uses recent data from the Demographic and Health Surveys
program to assess maternal and child health priorities that need to be
addressed in developing countries in the 1990s. He emphasizes family
planning, child survival and development, and maternal
health.
Correspondence: M. A. Belsey, World Health
Organization, Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40715 Bennett,
Trude. Marital status and infant health outcomes.
Social Science and Medicine, Vol. 35, No. 9, Nov 1992. 1,179-87 pp.
Tarrytown, New York/Oxford, England. In Eng.
"Out-of-wedlock status
has long been recognized as a demographic risk factor associated with
infant mortality and low birthweight. However, the relationship between
marital status and birth outcomes varies by maternal race and
age....The first section of this paper explores the limitations imposed
by the dominant conceptual framework for nonmarital fertility. The
sections that follow summarize earlier research findings from the
public health literature and present original analyses of data from the
State of North Carolina for the years 1968-85. The paper concludes
with some alternative interpretations of the cumulative findings with
implications for maternal and child health
policy."
Correspondence: T. Bennett, University of
California, Department of Family and Community Medicine, San Francisco,
CA 94143. Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
58:40716 Catania,
Joseph A.; Coates, Thomas J.; Stall, Ron; Turner, Heather; Peterson,
John; Hearst, Norman; Dolcini, M. Margaret; Hudes, Estie; Gagnon, John;
Wiley, James; Groves, Robert. Prevalence of AIDS-related
risk factors and condom use in the United States. Science, Vol.
258, No. 5085, Nov 13, 1992. 1,101-6 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"A national probability survey of human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV)-related risk factors among the general heterosexual [U.S.]
population, the National AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)
Behavioral Surveys, has obtained data from 10,630 respondents. Data
are presented on the prevalence of HIV-related risks in the general
heterosexual population, on the distribution of the three largest risk
groups across social strata, and on the prevalence and distribution of
condom use among heterosexuals reporting a risk factor. Between 15 and
31 percent of heterosexuals nationally and 20 and 41 percent in cities
with a high prevalence of AIDS reported an HIV risk factor. Condom use
was relatively low....Overall, the results suggest that current HIV
prevention programs have, to a very limited extent, reached those
heterosexuals with multiple sexual partners but have failed to reach
many other groups of the heterosexual population at risk of
HIV."
Correspondence: J. A. Catania, University of
California, Department of Medicine, Center for AIDS Prevention Studies,
San Francisco, CA 94143. Location: Princeton University
Library (SQ).
58:40717 Egypt.
Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics [CAPMAS] (Cairo,
Egypt). The Egyptian Maternal and Child Health Survey.
Preliminary report--1991. Dirasat Sukkaniyah/Population Studies,
Vol. 14, No. 75, Jul-Sep 1992. 55-78 pp. Cairo, Egypt. In Eng. with
sum. in Ara.
Preliminary data from the 1991 Egyptian Maternal and
Child Health Survey are presented and analyzed. Separate sections
consider residence characteristics, including housing, drinking water,
and toilet facilities; and population characteristics, including age
and sex distribution and educational status. Other sections cover
maternal and child health indicators, including health care during
pregnancy, contraceptive prevalence, child health and survival, infant
mortality, and nutritional status and
immunization.
Correspondence: Central Agency for Public
Mobilisation and Statistics, Salah Salem Road, POB 2086, Nasr City,
Cairo, Egypt. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40718 Filippi,
Veronique G. A.; Graham, Wendy J.; Campbell, Oona M. R.
Maternity care data in the Demographic and Health Surveys: what
can be achieved? In: Demographic and Health Surveys World
Conference, August 5-7, 1991, Washington, D.C.: proceedings. Volume
3. 1991. 1,719-40 pp. Institute for Resource Development/Macro
International, Demographic and Health Surveys [DHS]: Columbia,
Maryland. In Eng.
"This paper utilizes data from six recent
surveys, carried out in Africa as part of the first phase of the
Demographic and Health Survey programme [to]...review...the factors
influencing utilization of maternity care by women in developing
countries....Descriptions of the style and content of the
questionnaires used in the six surveys [are first described]. The
practical steps involved in basic analyses of variables relevant to
maternity care are then presented. Finally, the value of
community-based information on maternity care is discussed, together
with potential refinements to the existing range of variables collected
and the scope for expansion in future
surveys."
Correspondence: V. G. A. Filippi, London School
of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT,
England. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40719 Geronimus,
Arline T.; Neidert, Lisa J.; Bound, John. Age patterns of
smoking among U.S. black and white women. Population Studies
Center Research Report, No. 91-232, Dec 1991. 15, [7] pp. University of
Michigan, Population Studies Center: Ann Arbor, Michigan. In Eng.
"In this study, we seek to [compare] patterns of smoking behavior
by black or white [U.S.] women, ages 18-44, employing statistical
techniques (proportional hazard models) that enable us to control for
possible cohort effects. These techniques also enable us to address
the problem of 'right censorship' that is implied by including young
women in our sample (women who have yet to complete their age patterns
of smoking behavior), while at the same time trying to draw inferences
about longer-term smoking patterns." Data are from the 1987 National
Health Interview Survey Cancer Supplement.
Correspondence:
University of Michigan, Population Studies Center, 1225 South
University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1070. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40720 Kannisto,
Vaino. Frailty and survival. Genus, Vol. 47, No. 3-4,
Jul-Dec 1991. 101-18 pp. Rome, Italy. In Eng. with sum. in Fre; Ita.
Using data for selected developed countries, the factors affecting
an individual's susceptibility to morbidity and mortality are analyzed.
"On the basis of empirical data the author concludes that frailty is
not unchangeable throughout a person's lifetime but subject to period
effects,...which tend to overwhelm the genetic element....Current
external conditions...exert a pervasive influence on the frailty of an
individual and the mortality of the population making them responsive
to health-related policies and personal choice."
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40721 Kaseje, Dan
C. O. Malaria in Kenya: prevention, control, and impact
on mortality. In: Mortality and society in Sub-Saharan Africa,
edited by Etienne van de Walle, Gilles Pison, and Mpembele
Sala-Diakanda. 1992. 204-29 pp. Clarendon Press: Oxford, England. In
Eng.
"In this chapter an attempt is made to define various malaria
situations, discuss control strategies appropriate for each situation,
and summarize results of a study in Saradidi, Kenya, where some of
these control strategies have been tried." Special attention is paid
to the difficulties encountered in assessing levels of mortality due to
malaria in less-developed regions.
Correspondence: D. C. O.
Kaseje, Aga Khan Health Service, Kisumu PHC, P.O. Box 530, Kisumu,
Kenya. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40722 Kheir,
El-Haj H. M.; Kumar, Sushil; Cross, Anne R. Female
circumcision: attitudes and practices in Sudan. In: Demographic
and Health Surveys World Conference, August 5-7, 1991, Washington,
D.C.: proceedings. Volume 3. 1991. 1,697-717 pp. Institute for
Resource Development/Macro International, Demographic and Health
Surveys [DHS]: Columbia, Maryland. In Eng.
Female circumcision in
the Sudan, including "the types of circumcision, circumcision operation
and celebration ceremonies associated with it are described. Health
problems that commonly result from circumcision are also mentioned.
Part II describes the data sources employed in the analysis in the
paper. Part III is concerned with the practice of female circumcision
(including type of circumcision and circumcision provider); Parts IV
and V present the findings on women's and men's attitudes toward
circumcision....In general, results of the 1989-90 Sudan DHS are
presented in some detail. Changes are also examined in the practice of
and attitudes toward circumcision since the 1978-79 Sudan Fertility
Survey and a 1981 survey both women and men."
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40723 Pollard,
John H.; Golini, Antonio; Milella, Gabriella. On the use
of health surveys for estimating transition rates for morbidity
processes. Genus, Vol. 47, No. 3-4, Jul-Dec 1991. 63-77 pp. Rome,
Italy. In Eng. with sum. in Fre; Ita.
"In this paper, we describe a
potential source of useful data for estimating disease onset, recovery
and death rates, and derive the necessary equations for estimating the
rates. The limitations of the method, both theoretical and practical,
are described, and numerical results are reported in the cases of two
Italian health surveys of the 1980s....Our goal in this paper is to
study quality of life, and to attempt to provide measures which may
allow health policy decisions affecting quality of life. For this
purpose, estimates of morbidity provided by general population health
surveys would seem to be appropriate."
Correspondence: J.
H. Pollard, Macquarie University, School of Economic and Financial
Studies, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
58:40724 Potter, J.
E. Rapid population growth, the quality of health, and the
quality of health care in developing countries. In: Consequences
of rapid population growth in developing countries. 1991. 219-41 pp.
Taylor and Francis: New York, New York/London, England. In Eng.
"The objective of this paper is to evaluate some of the principal
linkages between rapid population growth, the quality of health (as
measured by mortality), and the quality of health care. The review
begins with an examination of the increasingly close cross-country
association between the level of fertility and the level of mortality,
together with a discussion of the various 'common causes' of these two
phenomena. The second part of the paper assesses the evidence for
causal connections between health and reproduction at the level of
individual behaviour and outcomes. The third and final part touches
briefly on the macro-level or sectoral linkages between health and
population."
Correspondence: J. E. Potter, University of
Texas, Austin, TX 78712-1088. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
58:40725 Stewart,
Kate; Sommerfelt, A. Elisabeth. Utilization of maternity
care services: a comparative study using DHS data. In:
Demographic and Health Surveys World Conference, August 5-7, 1991,
Washington, D.C.: proceedings. Volume 3. 1991. 1,645-67 pp. Institute
for Resource Development/Macro International, Demographic and Health
Surveys [DHS]: Columbia, Maryland. In Eng.
"This paper focuses
on...some of the characteristics of women who appear to be at higher
risk of nonuse of maternity services....Data from the individual
interviews conducted for Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) I are the
basis for this comparative study, with concentration on surveys from
three countries: Bolivia, Egypt, and Kenya. Our main focus is on
[the]...findings relating to use of prenatal and delivery care, and
tetanus toxoid immunization previously reported separately in
individual country reports."
Correspondence: K. Stewart,
Institute for Resource Development/Macro International, Demographic and
Health Surveys, 8850 Stanford Boulevard, Suite 4000, Columbia, MD
21045. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40726 Vitzthum,
Virginia J. The impact of economic change on infant
feeding practices: a case study in the Peruvian Andes. [El efecto
del cambio economico en las practicas de alimentacion infantil:
estudio de un caso en los Andes Peruanos.] Population Studies Center
Research Report, No. 90-198, Dec 1990. 23, [5] pp. University of
Michigan, Population Studies Center: Ann Arbor, Michigan. In Spa.
The effect of economic status on infant feeding practices and
nutrition is examined, using data from a case study conducted in 1985
among rural women in the Peruvian Andes. Consideration is given to
breast-feeding practices and duration, bottle feeding, types of
supplementary foods used, and weaning.
Correspondence:
University of Michigan, Population Studies Center, 1225 South
University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1070. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
58:40727 Latev,
Nedelcho. The genetic makeup of the population.
[Genetichni osnovi na naselenieto.] Naselenie, No. 4, 1992. 5-11 pp.
Sofia, Bulgaria. In Bul. with sum. in Eng; Rus.
This is an overview
of genetic problems stemming from high consanguinity levels and their
relationship to extensive internal migration in Bulgaria. Some
research proposals are included.
Correspondence: N. Latev,
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Demography, ul. Moskovska
5, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
58:40728 Pison,
Gilles. Twins in Sub-Saharan Africa: frequency, social
status, and mortality. In: Mortality and society in Sub-Saharan
Africa, edited by Etienne van de Walle, Gilles Pison, and Mpembele
Sala-Diakanda. 1992. 253-78 pp. Clarendon Press: Oxford, England. In
Eng.
"The first part of this study considers the frequency of twin
deliveries and its geographical variation in sub-Saharan Africa. The
status of twins is examined in the second part. Finally, we study
their mortality, comparing it with that of single births."
Consideration is given to the effect of cultural variations in the
social status of twins on their survival rate.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
