59:40636 Farkas,
Janice I.; Himes, Christine L. The influence of caregiving
and employment on the personal, family, and professional activities of
midlife women. Population Research Institute Working Paper, No.
1993-01, Jan 1993. 21 pp. Pennsylvania State University, Population
Research Institute: University Park, Pennsylvania. In Eng.
"The
purpose of this study is to examine the extent to which midlife women's
roles as caregivers to aging parents and parents in-law and as labor
force participants impact on their involvement in voluntary activities
and their well-being." Data are from the 1988 U.S. National Survey of
Families and Households.
Correspondence: Pennsylvania State
University, Population Research Institute, 22 Burrowes Building,
University Park, PA 16802-6202. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
59:40637
Friedlander, Dov; Ben-Moshe, Eliahu; Schellekens, Jona;
Feldman, Carole. Socioeconomic change, demographic
processes, and population aging in Israel's cities and towns:
implications for welfare policies. Research Studies Series, No.
37, 1990. 220 pp. Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies: Jerusalem,
Israel. In Heb. with sum. in Eng.
The authors examine estimates of
population and socioeconomic change for Israel to the year 2017. The
emphasis is on demographic aging and its effect on social welfare
policies in the country's cities and towns.
Correspondence:
Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, 20a Radek Street, Jerusalem
92186, Israel. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:40638 Golini,
Antonio; Vivio, Roberta. Demographic aging. Problems and
mathematical models for the territorial organization of services for
the elderly. [L'invecchiamento della popolazione. Problemi e
modelli matematici di organizzazione sul territorio dei servizi di
assistenza agli anziani.] Istituto di Ricerche sulla Popolazione
Working Paper, No. 07/91, Nov 1991. 54 pp. Consiglio Nazionale delle
Ricerche, Istituto di Ricerche sulla Popolazione [IRP]: Rome, Italy. In
Ita. with sum. in Eng; Fre.
This study concerns the provision of
services to the elderly in a period of demographic aging, with a focus
on the situation in Italy.
Correspondence: Consiglio
Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Ricerche sulla Popolazione, Viale
Beethoven 56, 00144 Rome, Italy. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
59:40639 Guinnane,
Timothy W. The impact of the 1908 Old Age Pensions Act on
the aged and the Poor Law in Ireland. OPR Working Paper, No. 93-2,
Feb 1993. 30 pp. Princeton University, Office of Population Research
[OPR]: Princeton, New Jersey. In Eng.
"This paper uses the
introduction of the pension [in 1908] to study generational relations
and old-age support in Ireland at the turn of the twentieth
century."
Correspondence: Princeton University, Office of
Population Research, 21 Prospect Avenue, Princeton, NJ 08544-2091.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:40640 Kono,
Shigemi. Population and women: a study of sex ratios in
population and gender differentials in demographic and social
participation. Jinko Mondai Kenkyu/Journal of Population Problems,
Vol. 49, No. 1, Apr 1993. 1-16 pp. Tokyo, Japan. In Jpn. with sum. in
Eng.
Data on women's socioeconomic status and fertility in selected
countries are analyzed and compared. The author notes "the existence
of some very tenacious discriminatory practices against women in the
access to economic and social activities....In some cases,
discrimination prevents women from an access to their survival and
health. Women, particularly in developing countries, do not
receive...equal opportunities...in obtaining economic and social
well-being."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:40641 LaNoue,
George R. The demographic premises of affirmative
action. Population and Environment, Vol. 14, No. 5, May 1993.
421-40 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
The author reviews the
history of affirmative action programs since their inception during the
1960s in the United States. "The premise of affirmative action in the
Sixties was that it was a temporary intervention necessary to help
blacks overcome the legacy of slavery and segregation. Three decades
later, affirmative action encompasses many other groups and has spread
to a wide variety of programs. The growth, diversity, and increasing
prosperity of non-black affirmative action groups, however, raises
questions about the future role of race and ethnic
preferences."
Correspondence: G. R. LaNoue, University of
Maryland, Policy Sciences Graduate Program, 5401 Wilkens Avenue,
Baltimore, MD 21228. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
59:40642 Lavely,
William; Wong, R. Bin. Family division and mobility in
north China. Comparative Studies in Society and History, Vol. 34,
No. 3, Jul 1992. 439-63 pp. Cambridge, England. In Eng.
The authors
examine family division of wealth and social mobility in China. They
investigate "the experience of three north China villages surveyed by
Japanese researchers in the 1930s and assess this evidence in view of
other information on landholding patterns. Our findings amplify and
confirm the insights of scholars who have argued that division
fragments largeholdings. We offer empirical evidence that reproduction
was not uniform across social strata and that classes tended to
converge as the result of family division and the demographic processes
underlying it."
Correspondence: W. Lavely, University of
Washington, Department of Sociology, Seattle, WA 98195.
Location: Princeton University Library (FST).
59:40643 Merchant,
Gulshan K. Women's education, fertility, child mortality
and labour force participation: a third world perspective. Pub.
Order No. DANN73108. ISBN 0-315-73108-7. 1992. 296 pp. University
Microfilms International: Ann Arbor, Michigan. In Eng.
This
dissertation examines the impact of education on various aspects of
women's lives in the Gilgit Agency in the northern areas of Pakistan.
It was prepared at the University of Alberta,
Canada.
Correspondence: University Microfilms
International, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1346.
Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, A: Humanities
and Social Sciences 53(12).
59:40644 Oppong,
Christine. ILO standard setting, policy studies and
technical cooperation relating to population issues and women.
World Employment Programme Research Working Paper: Labour and
Population, No. 185, ISBN 92-2-108789-1. Feb 1993. viii, 71 pp.
International Labour Office [ILO]: Geneva, Switzerland. In Eng.
"This paper outlines the scope and content of an array of the ILO's
past and present standard setting, policy research and technical
support services, which focus on women workers, their protection and
promotion of equality, and have a latent or manifest link with
population issues."
Correspondence: International Labour
Office, 4 route des Morillons, 1211 Geneva 22, Switzerland.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:40645 Piche,
Victor; Mumpasi, Lututala. Social demography in
Africa. [Demographie sociale en Afrique.] Cahiers Quebecois de
Demographie, Vol. 21, No. 1, Spring 1992. 1-183 pp. Association des
Demographes du Quebec: Montreal, Canada. In Fre. with sum. in Eng; Spa.
This special issue contains eight articles by various authors on
the relationship between social and demographic conditions in
Sub-Saharan Africa. One paper concerns fertility trends in
Haiti.
Selected items will be cited in this or subsequent issues of
Population Index.
Correspondence: Association des
Demographes du Quebec, C.P. 403, Succursale Cote-des-Nieges, Montreal,
Quebec H3S 2S7, Canada. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
59:40646 Rank, Mark
R.; Hirschl, Thomas A. The link between population density
and welfare participation. Demography, Vol. 30, No. 4, Nov 1993.
607-22 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This article explores...the
link between population density and welfare participation in the United
States. Longitudinal data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics are
used to meet two objectives: first, to test whether a relationship
exists between population density and use of the food stamp program
among eligible households; second, to explore the potential reasons for
such a relationship. Our findings show that population density has a
strong, positive impact on the likelihood of participating in the food
stamp program."
Correspondence: M. R. Rank, Washington
University, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, St. Louis, MO
63130. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:40647 Zhan,
Jie. A feasibility study on the only-child dual insurance
and parental old-age pension systems. Chinese Journal of
Population Science, Vol. 4, No. 4, 1992. 329-38 pp. New York, New York.
In Eng.
The prospects for expanding China's only-child insurance
scheme into an old-age pension system is
explored.
Correspondence: J. Zhan, Chinese Academy of
Social Sciences, Population Research Institute, 5 Jianguomen Nei Da Jie
5 Hao, Beijing, China. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
59:40648 Dumont,
Gerard-Francois. Demography and geopolitics.
[Demographie et geopolitique.] Defense Nationale, Vol. 49, No. 4, Apr
1993. 37-54 pp. Paris, France. In Fre.
The author examines the
effect that demographic factors play in international relations. He
considers the influence of population numbers on a series of political
events such as the recognition of mainland China and the situation in
the Middle East, the importance of spatial distribution and migration,
and the implications of differences in the population characteristics
of different nations and ethnic groups.
Correspondence:
G.-F. Dumont, Universite de Paris I, 12 place du Pantheon, 75231 Paris
Cedex 05, France. Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
59:40649 Keyfitz,
Nathan. On the fission of empires. In: Populations in
transition. Jun 1993. 21-60 pp. University of Groningen, Population
Research Centre: Groningen, Netherlands. In Eng.
This is one of two
keynote addresses delivered at the opening of the Population Research
Centre at the University of Groningen, Netherlands. The author notes
that the worldwide trend throughout the twentieth century has been
toward smaller political units. "Demographers as well as the rest of
the world will have to take into account, and live with, the resulting
instability in geographical boundaries of...political
units...."
Correspondence: University of Groningen, Faculty
of Spatial Sciences, Population Research Centre, Box 800, 9700 AV
Groningen, Netherlands. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
59:40650 Monnier,
Alain. Eastern Europe without landmarks. [L'Europe de
l'Est sans reperes.] Population et Societes, No. 283, Oct 1993. 1-4 pp.
Paris, France. In Fre.
The demographic effects of recent political
changes in Eastern Europe are summarized. They include the increased
pressure of East-West migration, a decline in fertility, and an
increase in mortality, particularly in Russia.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:40651 Ngondo a
Pitshandenge, Iman. Population figures and political
stakes under the Second Republic: the legislative elections of
1987. [Chiffre de population en enjeux politiques sous la 2eme
Republique: les elections legislatives de 1987.] Zaire-Afrique, No.
264, 1992. 227-48 pp. Kinshasa, Zaire. In Fre.
Using the example of
the 1987 legislative elections in Zaire, the author illustrates how it
was possible to manipulate population data for the various districts in
order to increase representation for those regions that supported the
party in power.
Location: Yale University, Sterling
Library, New Haven, CT.
59:40652 Rattinger,
Hans. Demography and federal elections in Germany,
1953-1990--and beyond. Electoral Studies, Vol. 11, No. 3, Sep
1992. 223-47 pp. Oxford, England. In Eng.
"In recent years growing
differences in voting between older and younger voters have been
observed in Germany. Cohort analytic techniques are used here in order
to break up such differences into those that reflect either life cycle
or generational effects on turnout and the vote. The data base is a
unique set of official statistics that has been collected in [West]
Germany since 1953 by marking a random sample of ballots according to
sex and age of voters. The analysis shows that both life cycle and
cohort factors have had a significant and systematic impact on turnout
and the probability of a vote for each party....The impact of such
demographic factors on the electoral performance of the parties from
one Bundestag election to the following one is assessed, and a forecast
of these effects up to the year 2006 is
presented."
Correspondence: H. Rattinger, Universitat
Bamberg, Lehrstuhl fur Politikwissenschaft II, Feldkirchenstrasse 21,
8600 Bamberg, Germany. Location: Princeton University Library
(FST).
59:40653 Srb,
Vladimir. Population movement in the territory of
Czechoslovakia, 1938-1944. [Pohyb obyvatelstva na uzemi
Ceskoslovenska 1938-1944.] Demografie, Vol. 35, No. 2, 1993. 73-94 pp.
Prague, Czech Republic. In Cze. with sum. in Eng; Rus.
The author
reviews Czechoslovakia's political history and compares demographic
trends among the four territories into which the country was divided in
1938. The focus is on differences in population growth, migration, and
reproductive behavior. The impact of the country's partition on the
ethnic makeup of the various divisions is also
assessed.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:40654 Steinberg,
Heinz G. Population trends in Germany during World War II:
with an overview of trends from 1945 to 1990. [Die
Bevolkerungsentwicklung in Deutschland im Zweiten Weltkrieg: mit einem
Uberblick uber die Entwicklung von 1945 bis 1990.] ISBN 3-88557-089-0.
1991. 319 pp. Kulturstiftung der Deutschen Vertriebenen: Bonn, Germany.
In Ger.
The effects of World War II on population trends in Germany
are analyzed. The emphasis is on regional population trends and the
impact of evacuees and refugees. An overview of demographic trends in
West and East Germany from 1945 to 1990 is also
provided.
Correspondence: Kulturstiftung der Deutschen
Vertriebenen, Bonner Talweg 68, 5300 Bonn 1, Germany.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:40655 Trebici,
Vladimir. Genocide and demography. [Genocid si
demografie.] Repere Sociologie, No. 2, ISBN 973-28-0218-9. 1991. 160
pp. Humanitas: Bucharest, Romania. In Rum.
The author estimates the
number of deaths due to government policies in Romania during the
Ceausescu regime, which was in power from 1965 until the uprising of
1989. In addition to the 1,036 persons who died during the uprising,
the author examines mortality due to government interdiction of
abortion, lack of modern contraceptive methods, and the low standard of
living. He concludes that between 400,000 and 500,000 additional
deaths can be attributed to Ceausescu policies, both directly and
indirectly.
Correspondence: Humanitas, Piata Presei Libere
1, 79734 Bucharest, Romania. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
59:40656 Birdsall,
Nancy; James, Estelle. Health, government, and the poor:
the case for the private sector. In: The epidemiological
transition: policy planning and implications for developing countries,
edited by James N. Gribble and Samuel H. Preston. 1993. 229-51 pp.
National Academy Press: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"In this paper, we
argue that...there is a case for limited and selective employment of
user charges and privatization of health in most developing countries.
In the first section we set forth a brief statement of public choice
theory, which predicts that, in general, government actions may be
neither efficient nor equitable. Instead, they may be directed toward
increasing the real income of influential middle- and upper-income
groups, often in inefficient ways. The next section draws, as a
central point of this paper, an important corollary of public choice
theory for the health field: that the past successes of the public
sector are not likely to be repeated in the future. The reason is an
increasing tension between the health needs of the rich versus the
poor, with the greatest potential mortality gains coming from attention
to the latter but political forces often dictating a flow of resources
to the former. The third section provides numerous examples of this
misallocation and suggests ways that selective use of fees and
privatization may improve equity, efficiency, and returns to future
public health spending."
Correspondence: N. Birdsall, World
Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20433. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:40657 Bobadilla,
Jose L.; Possas, Cristina de A. Health policy issues in
three Latin American countries: implications of the epidemiological
transition. In: The epidemiological transition: policy planning
and implications for developing countries, edited by James N. Gribble
and Samuel H. Preston. 1993. 145-69 pp. National Academy Press:
Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This paper is concerned with health
policy issues in Latin American countries, with emphasis on the changes
that health systems need to introduce to meet the health needs
resulting from the demographic and epidemiological transitions. To
illustrate these policy issues, three country cases are analyzed here:
Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico."
Correspondence: J. L.
Bobadilla, World Bank, Population, Health and Nutrition Division, 1818
H Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20433. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
59:40658 Caldwell,
John C.; Caldwell, Pat. Roles of women, families, and
communities in preventing illness and providing health services in
developing countries. In: The epidemiological transition: policy
planning and implications for developing countries, edited by James N.
Gribble and Samuel H. Preston. 1993. 252-71 pp. National Academy Press:
Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"In this paper we examine aspects of
society and of behavior that encourage or discourage health,
concentrating on...South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and to a lesser
extent, the Middle East....Much of this paper focuses on child
deaths....The central argument of this paper is that the persons with
the greatest interest in children's health and survival, and with the
greatest willingness to devote time to their protection and to care for
them in sickness, are children's mothers. Children may receive less
than optimal attention both in health and in sickness because their
mothers are prevented from giving them the needed attention, lack
sufficient resources from the larger family or their husbands, or lack
self-confidence about their ability to care and make health decisions.
Many of these elements still exist and restrict the rate of health
improvement not only for the children but for their mothers as well.
Moreover, these restrictions on women probably also jeopardize their
husbands' health and survival chances."
Correspondence: J.
C. Caldwell, Australian National University, National Centre for
Epidemiology and Population Health, GPO 4, Canberra, ACT 2601,
Australia. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:40659 Doyle,
Peter R.; Broomberg, Jonathan; Steinberg, Malcolm; Masobe, Patrick;
Behr, Graeme. AIDS in South Africa: the demographic and
economic implications. Centre for Health Policy Paper, No. 23,
ISBN 1-874856-39-7. Sep 1991. 74 pp. University of the Witwatersrand,
Medical School, Department of Community Health, Centre for Health
Policy: Johannesburg, South Africa. In Eng.
This paper on the
demographic impact of AIDS in South Africa is in two parts. The first
part outlines a model developed by Peter Doyle to estimate the impact
of AIDS on the population of South Africa. The second part examines the
economic impact of the epidemic.
Correspondence: University
of the Witwatersrand, Medical School, Department of Community Health,
Centre for Health Policy, 7 York Road, Parktown, Johannesburg 2193,
South Africa. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:40660 Goldman,
Noreen; Pebley, Anne R. Health cards, maternal reports,
and the measurement of immunization coverage in Guatemala. OPR
Working Paper, No. 92-7, Oct 1992. 40 pp. Princeton University, Office
of Population Research [OPR]: Princeton, New Jersey. In Eng.
"In
this paper, we explore the implications of alternative methods of
measuring immunization coverage rates in Guatemala, using data from the
1987 Encuesta Nacional de Salud Materno Infantil, and we consider the
dangers of making inferences about levels and trends in coverage from
cross-sectional data."
Correspondence: Princeton
University, Office of Population Research, 21 Prospect Avenue,
Princeton, NJ 08544-2091. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
59:40661 Gomes,
Melba. Economic and demographic research on malaria: a
review of the evidence. Social Science and Medicine, Vol. 37, No.
9, Nov 1993. 1,093-108 pp. Tarrytown, New York/Oxford, England. In Eng.
"The paper presents an overview of the existing published
demographic and economic research in relation to [malaria], and
identifies questions which remain to be answered through further
research. It begins with the domain of economics, evaluating the broad
implications of the economic contributions to the literature on malaria
and then examines what we know about levels and trends in malaria
mortality." The geographical focus is worldwide, with emphasis on
developing countries.
Correspondence: M. Gomes, World
Health Organization, Special Programme for Research and Training in
Tropical Diseases, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland. Location:
Princeton University Library (PR).
59:40662 Gribble,
James N.; Preston, Samuel H. The epidemiological
transition: policy and planning implications for developing
countries. ISBN 0-309-04830-7. LC 93-84592. 1993. xi, 271 pp.
National Academy Press: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
This volume is the
product of "a workshop to discuss the changing demographic and
epidemiologic profiles of developing countries and responses from the
health sector to these changes. The Workshop...was held November
20-22, 1991, at the National Academy of Sciences' Georgetown facility
in Washington, D.C. This report includes ten of the papers presented
during the workshop....First, participants considered the issue of
projecting realistic scenarios of the populations and cause-of-death
structures of developing countries, as well as discussed health over
the life course. Second, the workshop turned to the mechanisms used to
establish priorities in the allocation of health resources in response
to the changing demographic and epidemiologic profiles. Particular
attention was given to the appropriate use of data in establishing
priorities. The third topic was the role of government, private
medicine, and families in providing health services."
Selected items
will be cited in this or subsequent issues of Population
Index.
Correspondence: National Academy Press, 2101
Constitution Avenue NW, Box 285, Washington, D.C. 20055.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:40663 Gwatkin,
Davidson R. Distributional implications of alternative
strategic responses to the demographic-epidemiological transition--an
initial inquiry. In: The epidemiological transition: policy
planning and implications for developing countries, edited by James N.
Gribble and Samuel H. Preston. 1993. 197-228 pp. National Academy
Press: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
The author examines ways in which a
shift in health care priorities toward more stroke and heart attack
prevention in developing countries could benefit higher socioeconomic
classes at the expense of lower ones. He asks "is a shift in
priorities from communicable diseases among infants and children toward
chronic diseases at older ages to be welcomed or resisted? To the
extent it is to be resisted, what alternative responses to the
demographic and epidemiological transitions might be considered?...The
information presented here suggests that the least healthy can be much
better served by a strategy based on a careful study of their
particular needs and that such a strategy is likely to give highest
priority to communicable diseases among the
young."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:40664 Kaldor,
John; McDonald, Ann M.; Blumer, Charles E.; Gertig, Dorota M.; Patten,
John J.; Roberts, Martin; Walker, Carolyn C.; Mullins, Sue E.; Bailey,
Kevin A.; Chuah, John C. P. The acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome in Australia: incidence 1982-1991. Medical Journal of
Australia, Vol. 158, No. 1, Jan 1993. 10-7 pp. Kingsgrove, Australia.
In Eng.
The authors "describe the incidence of the acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in Australia between 1982 and
1991....[It is found that] 3,160 cases of AIDS were reported as having
been diagnosed between 1982 and the end of 1991....Over 97% of cases
were in men, of whom 91% were adults or adolescents reporting
homosexual contact....The annual incidence of AIDS rose sharply until
about 1988, but the annual rate of increase slowed in subsequent
years."
Correspondence: J. Kaldor, University of New South
Wales, National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research, 376
Victoria Street, Second Floor, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:40665 Kourgueni,
Idrissa A.; Garba, Bassirou; Barrere, Bernard. Demographic
and Health Survey, Niger, 1992. [Enquete Demographique et de
Sante, Niger, 1992.] Sep 1993. xxiv, 296 pp. Direction de la
Statistique et des Comptes Nationaux: Niamey, Niger; Macro
International, Demographic and Health Surveys [DHS]: Columbia,
Maryland. In Fre.
Results are presented from the 1992 Niger
Demographic and Health Survey. Following two chapters on survey
methodology, there are chapters on family planning, marriage and
exposure to risk of pregnancy, fertility preferences, mother and child
health, lactation and nutrition, infant and child mortality, and
maternal mortality. Two final chapters present results from a survey
of husbands and describe the availability of health
services.
Correspondence: Direction de la Statistique et
des Comptes Nationaux, Rue de Sirba, B.P. 862, Niamey, Niger.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:40666 Lande,
Robert. Controlling sexually transmitted diseases.
Population Reports, Series L: Issues in World Health, No. 9, Jun 1993.
31 pp. Johns Hopkins University, Center for Communication Programs,
Population Information Program [PIP]: Baltimore, Maryland. In Eng.
The author describes modes of transmission, health impacts, and
prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases, and reviews governmental
and private program efforts to control the spread of such diseases.
Special attention is given to information, education, and communication
programs and aspects of health care delivery. The geographical scope
is worldwide.
Correspondence: Johns Hopkins University,
School of Hygiene and Public Health, Center for Communication Programs,
Population Information Program, 527 St. Paul Place, Baltimore, MD
21202. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:40667 Manton,
Kenneth G.; Stallard, Eric. Projecting morbidity and
mortality in developing countries during adulthood. In: The
epidemiological transition: policy planning and implications for
developing countries, edited by James N. Gribble and Samuel H. Preston.
1993. 101-25 pp. National Academy Press: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This paper discusses a three-part model to forecast chronic
disease, disability, and mortality [in developing countries]: the
first part describes changes in risk factors; the second predicts
disability, morbidity, or mortality as functions of risk factors; and
the third assigns costs for health events that reduce productivity or
incur medical costs."
Correspondence: K. G. Manton, Duke
University, Center for Demographic Studies, 2117 Campus Drive, Durham,
NC 27706. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:40668 Miller,
Jane E. Birth outcomes by mother's age at first birth in
the Philippines. International Family Planning Perspectives, Vol.
19, No. 3, Sep 1993. 98-102 pp. New York, New York. In Eng. with sum.
in Fre; Spa.
"Using a representative sample of births from a
longitudinal study in the Philippines, in this article we investigate
whether a mother's age at first birth affects birth outcomes. [We use]
five different measures of infant health--birth weight, length of
gestation, infant length (height), weight-for-gestational-age, and
weight-for-length....The first step in our analysis will be to
determine whether the high risks associated with being born to a young
mother can be explained by the effects of birth order....Next, we
conduct a multivariate analysis of birth outcomes among firstborn
infants to ascertain whether infant health could be improved by the
postponement of the first birth." Results indicate that "firstborn
infants have significant disadvantages in [all five health measures]
compared with infants at higher birth orders. There are also notable
health disadvantages for infants born to mothers younger than
18."
Correspondence: J. E. Miller, Rutgers University,
Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research, New
Brunswick, NJ 08901. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
59:40669 Miller,
Jane E.; Korenman, Sanders. Poverty, nutritional status,
growth and cognitive development of children in the United States.
OPR Working Paper, No. 93-5, Jun 1993. 28, [24] pp. Princeton
University, Office of Population Research [OPR]: Princeton, New Jersey.
In Eng.
Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth are
used to describe deficits in nutritional status, physical growth, and
cognitive development among poor children in the United States.
This
is a revised version of a paper originally presented at the 1993 Annual
Meeting of the Population Association of
America.
Correspondence: Princeton University, Office of
Population Research, 21 Prospect Avenue, Princeton, NJ 08544-2091.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:40670 Mosley, W.
Henry; Gray, Ronald. Childhood precursors of adult
morbidity and mortality in developing countries: implications for
health programs. In: The epidemiological transition: policy
planning and implications for developing countries, edited by James N.
Gribble and Samuel H. Preston. 1993. 69-100 pp. National Academy Press:
Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This paper examines only one aspect of
the health transition in developing countries. It looks at the
emerging health problems among the adults and the aged, and assesses to
what degree these chronic diseases and disabilities might be a
consequence of infectious diseases and other adverse conditions that
were experienced decades earlier in infancy and
childhood."
Correspondence: W. H. Mosley, Johns Hopkins
University, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Department of
Population Dynamics, 615 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:40671 Mosley, W.
Henry; Gray, Ronald H. Childhood precursors of adult
morbidity and mortality in developing countries: implications for
health programs. Johns Hopkins Population Center Papers on
Population, No. 92-04, Jun [1992]. 33, [16] pp. Johns Hopkins
University, School of Hygiene and Public Health: Baltimore, Maryland.
In Eng.
The authors "look at the emerging health problems among the
adults and the aged [in developing countries] and assess to what degree
these chronic diseases and disabilities might be a consequence of
infectious diseases and other adverse conditions which were experienced
decades earlier in infancy and childhood."
Correspondence:
Johns Hopkins University, School of Hygiene and Public Health,
Population Center, 615 North Wolfe Street, Room 2300, Baltimore, MD
21205-2179. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:40672 Pebley,
Anne R.; Goldman, Noreen. Family, community, ethnic
identity and the use of formal health care services in Guatemala.
OPR Working Paper, No. 92-12, Nov 1992. 44 pp. Princeton University,
Office of Population Research [OPR]: Princeton, New Jersey. In Eng.
"In this paper, we investigate family choices about type of
prenatal care and assistance at delivery (childbirth) and the use of
childhood immunizations in Guatemala during the early and mid-1980s.
Our objective is to investigate the reasons underlying relatively low
use of formal health care services in Guatemala, particularly among the
large indigenous population."
Correspondence: Princeton
University, Office of Population Research, 21 Prospect Avenue,
Princeton, NJ 08544-2091. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
59:40673 Pebley,
Anne R. Goals of the World Summit for Children and their
implications for health policy in the 1990s. In: The
epidemiological transition: policy planning and implications for
developing countries, edited by James N. Gribble and Samuel H. Preston.
1993. 170-96 pp. National Academy Press: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
The author examines goals set by the UN World Summit for Children
held on September 29-30, 1990. "This paper is a brief assessment of
the implications and consequences of pursuing and/or achieving the
goals of the summit. In the first section of the paper, I consider
whether the magnitude of the mortality reduction goals proposed seems
feasible in light of past experience and whether achievement of these
goals is likely to lead to substantial additional population growth.
The second section of the paper is a discussion of the methods proposed
in the summit document for implementing the goals, and the implications
of governments and donors pursuing some goals but not
others."
Correspondence: A. R. Pebley, RAND, P.O. Box 2138,
Mail Stop 2F, 1700 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:40674 Preston,
Samuel H. Health indices as a guide to health sector
planning: a demographic critique. In: The epidemiological
transition: policy planning and implications for developing countries,
edited by James N. Gribble and Samuel H. Preston. 1993. 126-44 pp.
National Academy Press: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This paper
examines, from a demographic perspective, the index of healthy years of
life saved by health interventions. This index has been widely applied
to summarize the expected gains from health programs in developing
countries. The paper attempts to identify the demographic
circumstances under which this index does and does not provide reliable
information. It compares existing practices to the demographic
accounting identities that describe how populations change over time.
Problems that are revealed in using the index as a planning instrument
include imprecision about the time sequence and age pattern of health
program effects; inconsistency of assumptions; failure to incorporate
interactions among disease processes; and failure to make explicit
potentially valuable information. These problems are averted by the
use of population projection to demonstrate the expected effects of
health programs."
Correspondence: S. H. Preston, University
of Pennsylvania, Population Studies Center, 3718 Locust Walk,
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6297. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
59:40675 Reff,
Daniel T. Disease, depopulation, and culture change in
northwestern New Spain, 1518-1764. ISBN 0-87480-355-1. LC
90-52749. 1991. xiii, 330 pp. University of Utah Press: Salt Lake City,
Utah. In Eng.
"I have sought to document the impact of Old World
diseases in northwestern New Spain [or Mexico,] outlining a disease
chronology for the region and exploring demographic issues as well as
issues pertaining to the archaeological record, aboriginal culture, and
the dynamics of Jesuit and Indian relations. Specifically, in chapter
2 I reconstruct aboriginal culture in various areas of the Greater
Southwest [United States]....Chapter 3 provides a detailed disease
chronology for northwestern Mexico....The demographic consequences of
disease are examined in chapter 4....The nature and extent of [changes
in native settlement, economic, sociopolitical, and religious systems]
and the dynamics of Jesuit and Indian relations are examined in chapter
5."
Correspondence: University of Utah Press, 101
University Services Building, Salt Lake City, UT 84112.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:40676 Robertson,
Ann. Beyond apocalyptic demography: critical reflections
on the politics of need. Pub. Order No. DA9304844. 1992. 206 pp.
University Microfilms International: Ann Arbor, Michigan. In Eng.
This doctoral dissertation challenges the idea that population
aging will create intolerable health-care burdens for developed
countries, and was prepared at the University of California at
Berkeley.
Correspondence: University Microfilms
International, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1346.
Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, A: Humanities
and Social Sciences 53(10).
59:40677 Robine,
Jean-Marie; Mathers, Colin D.; Bone, Margaret R.; Romieu,
Isabelle. Calculation of health expectancies:
harmonization, consensus achieved and future perspectives. [Calcul
des esperances de vie en sante: harmonisation, acquis et
perspectives.] Colloques INSERM, Vol. 226, ISBN 2-7420-0009-7. 1993.
xxiii, 388 pp. John Libbey Eurotext: Montrouge, France; Les Editions
INSERM: Paris, France. In Eng; Fre.
These are the proceedings of
the sixth international workshop of the Reseau Esperance de Vie en
Sante, or Network on Health Expectancy, held in Montpellier, France, in
October 1992. The focus is on calculating expectancies of healthy
life, in particular on how to achieve consensus on disability and
health measures and their application in different countries. The 27
papers examine various topics, such as "health progress, models of
disability, protocols, methods of calculation and inequality with
respect to health, loss of health expectancy due to certain causes,
developments, values, and usefulness of 'health
expectancy'."
Correspondence: Editions John Libbey
Eurotext, 6 rue Blanche, 92120 Montrouge, France. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:40678 Roberts, D.
F.; Fujiki, N.; Torizuka, K. Isolation, migration and
health. Society for the Study of Human Biology Symposium Series,
No. 33, ISBN 0-521-41912-3. LC 92-7845. 1992. xii, 267 pp. Cambridge
University Press: New York, New York/Cambridge, England. In Eng.
These are the proceedings of a symposium of the Society for the
Study of Human Biology held in Fukui, Japan, July 30-31, 1990. The
focus of the 22 papers included is on the biological effects of the two
processes of isolation and migration, in order "to show how the
situations to which they give rise may be used to elucidate a variety
of biological problems ranging from evolutionary change to disease
etiology. This object is achieved by a number of examples, the
majority of which have been studied by Asian investigators and are less
widely known than the classic Western studies of say the Amish,
Yanomama or the Aland islanders....Besides documenting the results, the
chapters illustrate the different methods employed in such
studies."
Correspondence: Cambridge University Press, Pitt
Building, Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1RP, England.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
