60:40693 Adepoju,
Aderanti; Oppong, Christine. Gender, work and population
in Sub-Saharan Africa. ISBN 0-435-08953-6. LC 93-50628. 1994. x,
245 pp. James Currey: London, England; Heinemann: Portsmouth, New
Hampshire. In Eng.
"This volume...treats in an interdisciplinary
manner a number of the gender issues...regarding women's roles in the
spheres of production and reproduction....A theme is the need to
improve modes of conceptualising, measuring, evaluating and documenting
aspects of women's productive and reproductive roles and the ways in
which these may interact and affect each other. Thus a concern of a
number of the essays in this collection is to bring consideration of
systems of familial roles and relationships more effectively into the
framework used in collecting and analysing data needed for policy
formulation and subsequent project design....Several of the essays
included in this collection analyse comparative information from a
number of countries [in Sub-Saharan Africa]. Others are case-studies
from Botswana, Ghana, Swaziland and
Zimbabwe."
Correspondence: Heinemann, 361 Hanover Street,
Portsmouth, NH 03801-3912. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
60:40694 Adepoju,
Aderanti. The demographic profile: sustained high
mortality and fertility and migration for employment. In: Gender,
work and population in Sub-Saharan Africa, edited by Aderanti Adepoju
and Christine Oppong. 1994. 17-34 pp. James Currey: London, England;
Heinemann: Portsmouth, New Hampshire. In Eng.
"This chapter
addresses the socio-economic environment [in Africa] that gives rise to
and sustains high levels of fertility and mortality, and migration for
employment. The emphasis is on gender issues, with special attention
to the situation of the female half of the population in the region,
including inequalities in access to resources in the modern world such
as education and employment."
Correspondence: A. Adepoju,
Union pour l'Etude de la Population Africaine, B.P. 21007, Dakar Ponty,
Senegal. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:40695 Bengtsson,
Tommy; Fridlizius, Gunnar. Public intergenerational
transfers as an old-age pension system: a historical interlude?
In: The family, the market and the state in ageing societies, edited by
John Ermisch and Naohiro Ogawa. 1994. 198-215 pp. Clarendon Press:
Oxford, England. In Eng.
"In the present chapter, we start with an
overview of private intergenerational transfers in pre-industrial
Sweden, and then analyse factors behind the historical failure of
private transfers. Next, the birth and maturation of the public
intergenerational transfer system is described. In the final section,
we discuss the future of public intergenerational transfers; will
future changes in the population structure, with a growing proportion
retired, demolish the public pension system and make it a historical
interlude?"
Correspondence: T. Bengtsson, University of
Lund, Department of Economic History, P.O. Box 7083, 220 07 Lund,
Sweden. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:40696 Chauveau,
Thierry; Loufir, Rahim. Demographic transition and social
security policies in France: a welfare analysis. OFCE Document du
Travail, No. 93/3, Oct 1993. 41 pp. Observatoire Francais des
Conjonctures Economiques [OFCE]: Paris, France. In Eng.
"A dynamic
computable general equilibrium model with overlapping generations is
used to appraise the consequences, in France, of three social security
policies: a 20% cut in the replacement rate...,an increase in
retirement age from 60 to 65...,and the creation of a transitory
fund....These policies are described in three scenarios built up around
a baseline one, in which the current French public pension system,
financed on a pay-as-you-go basis, is maintained." The authors conclude
that maintaining the current system remains a reasonable option,
provided an economic slump does not occur, although there is an
inherent demographic risk involved if current demographic projections
prove wrong.
Correspondence: Observatoire Francais des
Conjonctures Economiques, 69 Quai d'Orsay, 75007 Paris, France.
Location: Institut National d'Etudes Demographiques, Paris,
France.
60:40697 Cordell,
Dennis D.; Gauvreau, Danielle; Gervais, Raymond R.; Le Bourdais,
Celine. Population, reproduction, and society:
perspectives and significance of social demography. Contributions in
honor of Joel W. Gregory. [Population, reproduction, societes:
perspectives et enjeux de demographie sociale. Melanges en l'honneur
de Joel W. Gregory.] ISBN 2-7606-1612-6. 1993. vi, 429 pp. Les Presses
de l'Universite de Montreal: Montreal, Canada. In Fre.
This
collective work was compiled in honor of the late Joel Gregory. The
focus of the papers is on social aspects of human reproduction, with
particular reference to African demography. The 20 papers are divided
into sections on population, economy, and society; employment, couples,
and families; health and reproduction; and migration. A bibliography of
Gregory's works is included.
Selected items will be cited in this or
subsequent issues of Population Index.
Correspondence: Les
Presses de l'Universite de Montreal, C.P. 6128, Succursale A, Montreal,
Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
60:40698 Cremer,
Helmuth; Kessler, Denis; Pestieau, Pierre. Public and
private intergenerational transfers: evidence and a simple model.
In: The family, the market and the state in ageing societies, edited by
John Ermisch and Naohiro Ogawa. 1994. 216-31 pp. Clarendon Press:
Oxford, England. In Eng.
"This chapter is divided into three main
sections: the first provides some evidence of the variety and details
of the relative size of intergenerational transfers in France....The
second section briefly addresses some of the main questions raised by
intergenerational transfers. The third is more theoretical and
indicates the kind of private intergenerational transfers one can
expect to find in a family with three co-existing generations where
there is no altruism and where exchanges are based on strategic
considerations. In such a situation every individual has three phases
in his life: as a dependent child, as a productive worker and as a
retired dependant....The analysis is confined to a small range of
transfers: bequests, children's attention to parents, and public
education and social security. We first describe the various transfers
taking place given various allocation mechanisms, and we then try to
assess the need for government intervention through public education or
social security to increase social
welfare."
Correspondence: H. Cremer, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University, Department of Economics, Blacksburg, VA
24061. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:40699 de Beer,
J.; Visser, H. Effects of future demographic development
on education. [Effecten van toekomstige demografische
ontwikkelingen op onderwijs.] Maandstatistiek van de Bevolking, Vol.
42, No. 7, Jul 1994. 6-12 pp. Voorburg, Netherlands. In Dut. with sum.
in Eng.
The impact of future demographic trends on the educational
system in the Netherlands is examined. The authors note that the
school-age population will continue to grow until the year 2010, and
then begin to decrease. The importance of changes in the demand for
different types of education is noted.
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:40700 Di, Juxin;
Rosenbaum, Emily. Caregiving system in transition: an
illustration from Shanghai, China. Population Research and Policy
Review, Vol. 13, No. 1, Mar 1994. 101-12 pp. Hingham,
Massachusetts/Dordrecht, Netherlands. In Eng.
"Using existing data,
we explore recent and future changes in demographic composition, family
structure, and elderly needs in Shanghai, and evaluate how these
changes affect the care of the elderly. Within this context, we also
describe the current caregiving system and discuss its limitations.
Finally, we propose an improved caregiving system that features a
greatly expanded role of the community, but maintains an integral role
of the family as caregivers. We also outline two strategies that might
be followed in the development of this new
system."
Correspondence: J. Di, Fordham University,
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, 407 Dealy Hall, Bronx, NY
10458. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:40701 Dumont,
Gerard-Francois. The retirement of the managerial class
and the future of a sharing system. [La retraite des cadres et
l'avenir du systeme par repartition.] Collection Decryptons, ISBN
2-7081-1641-X. 1994. 95 pp. Les Editions d'Organisation: Paris, France.
In Fre.
The future of the French management-level pension system is
analyzed in the light of current economic and demographic developments.
The system, which involves the exchange of resources between
generations, is outlined, and the various political, economic, and
demographic factors that could affect its future are assessed. The
author concludes that the system is designed to achieve a measure of
solidarity rather than conflict between generations, and this
contributes significantly to general social
cohesion.
Correspondence: Les Editions d'Organisation, 26
avenue Emile-Zola, 75015 Paris, France. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:40702 Huddle,
Donald; Simcox, David. The impact of immigration on the
Social Security system. Population and Environment, Vol. 16, No.
1, Sep 1994. 91-7 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
"This study
examines the entire foreign-born population and the legal immigrant,
illegal alien and amnesty alien sub-populations [in the United States]
separately in order to calculate the current Social Security balance (a
deficit) between contributions paid and benefits received. The
ultimate costs to the system of post-1970 immigration, which can only
be fully assessed after individuals reach retirement a variable number
of years into the future, are also
estimated."
Correspondence: D. Huddle, Rice University,
Department of Economics, P.O. Box 1892, Houston, TX 77251.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:40703 McCauley,
Ann P.; Robey, Bryant; Blanc, Ann K.; Geller, Judith S.
Opportunities for women through reproductive choice.
Population Reports, Series M: Special Topics, No. 12, Jul 1994. 39 pp.
Johns Hopkins University, Center for Communication Programs, Population
Information Program [PIP]: Baltimore, Maryland. In Eng.
This report
examines the ability of women around the world to control their own
fertility, and the relationship between this factor and their ability
to improve their quality of life. The report notes that an estimated
120 million women in developing countries have expressed the desire to
control their own fertility but do not have the means to do so. It
concludes that at least 500,000 women die each year in developing
countries of complications due to pregnancy, childbearing, or unsafe
abortion, and that many of these deaths could be avoided by expanding
reproductive health services and use of family planning. The need to
reduce abortion through family planning is also
stressed.
Correspondence: Johns Hopkins University, Center
for Communication Programs, Population Information Program, 111 Market
Place, Suite 310, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:40704 Neill,
Ghysaline. Female employment and education in Trinidad and
Tobago: an analysis based on census data, 1946-1980. [Emploi et
education des femmes a Trinidad et Tobago: une analyse des
recensements, 1946-1980.] In: Population, reproduction, societes:
perspectives et enjeux de demographie sociale, edited by Dennis D.
Cordell et al. 1993. 89-105 pp. Montreal, Canada. In Fre.
Census
data for the period from 1946 to 1980 for Trinidad and Tobago are used
to analyze the impact of changes in female employment and education on
the status of women.
Correspondence: G. Neill, Universite
de Montreal, Departement de Demographie, C.P. 6128, Succursale A,
Montreal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:40705 Pampel,
Fred C. Population aging, class context, and age
inequality in public spending. American Journal of Sociology, Vol.
100, No. 1, Jul 1994. 153-95 pp. Chicago, Illinois. In Eng.
"Although recent experiences in the United States suggest that
population aging, for both demographic and political reasons, favors
public spending for the elderly relative to children, many European
nations with different political environments show no such pattern.
This paper investigates age inequality or bias in public spending for
these two age-based dependent groups using annual time-series data for
18 advanced industrial democracies. The results show that a large aged
population reduces age inequality in favor of the elderly in the
presence of (1) class-based corporatism and (2) strong leftist parties,
whereas a large aged population increases age inequality in the absence
of these two factors." Data concern the period
1959-1986.
Correspondence: F. C. Pampel, University of
Colorado, Population Program, Campus Box 484, Boulder, CO 80309-0484.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPIA).
60:40706 Restrepo,
Helena E.; Rozental, Manuel. The social impact of aging
populations: some major issues. Social Science and Medicine, Vol.
39, No. 9, Nov 1994. 1,323-38 pp. Tarrytown, New York/Oxford, England.
In Eng.
The implications of current demographic trends for changes
in the age distribution and hence for social policy are examined with
reference to Latin America and the Caribbean. The authors note that by
the year 2000, there will be 41 million elderly in the region, and that
by 2025 the percentage of the aged will increase 7.2% to 10.8% of the
total population. "The total dependency ratio will decrease in the
Americas between 1980 and 2025 due to a marked decrease in the
fertility rate, whereas old age dependency ratios will show a marked
increase in all countries except Haiti and Surinam. Most of the
elderly populations, predominantly women, are living in urban centers.
This fact is one of the most important characteristics of the
socioeconomic picture in Latin American and Caribbean countries:
urbanization with poverty. Women are bearing mainly the
burden."
Correspondence: H. E. Restrepo, Pan American
Health Organization, Division of Health Promotion and Protection, 525
23rd Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20037-2895. Location:
Princeton University Library (PR).
60:40707 van Imhoff,
Evert; Esch, Irene H.; Wolf, Suzanne. Household trends,
care for the elderly, and social security in the Netherlands. In:
Coping with sustained low fertility in France and the Netherlands,
edited by Nico van Nimwegen, Jean-Claude Chesnais, and Pearl Dykstra.
NIDI/CBGS Publication, No. 27, 1993. 295-319 pp. Swets and Zeitlinger:
Berwyn, Pennsylvania/Amsterdam, Netherlands. In Eng.
"In this
chapter, we analyze the impact of household dynamics on social security
expenditures and on the demand for care for the elderly in the
Netherlands. We start with a summary of the past and current household
composition of the population. Next we present some projections of the
future household situation in the Netherlands, using the LIPRO
household projection model. The consequences of these demographic
developments for the demand for care for the elderly are discussed, as
well as their implications for social security expenditure. The main
conclusion is that the combined effect of aging and changes in
household structure presents several major challenges for public
policy."
Correspondence: E. van Imhoff, Netherlands
Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, Postbus 11650, 2502 AR The
Hague, Netherlands. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
60:40708 Vlassoff,
Carol. From rags to riches: the impact of rural
development on women's status in an Indian village. World
Development, Vol. 22, No. 5, May 1994. 707-19 pp. Tarrytown, New
York/Oxford, England. In Eng.
"This paper discusses changes in
women's status in a village in Maharashtra that experienced rapid
agricultural growth during 1975-87. It examines two objective
indicators of women's status--education and mobility--as well as
attitudinal indicators of autonomy, economic power and prestige.
Economic growth is found to have a mixed effect on women's status:
while freeing women from much tiresome work and giving them more
prestige within the home, it resulted in reduced autonomy and economic
power. Explanations are sought in modern theory on women and
development and in historical evidence concerning the impact of
industrialization on women in the now industrialized
countries."
Correspondence: C. Vlassoff, World Health
Organization, Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland.
Location: Princeton University Library (PF).
60:40709 Ba, Amadou;
Gervais, Raymond R. Population and development planning:
the hydro-agricultural dams and their impacts in the Senegal river
valley. [Population et planification du developpement: les
barrages hydro-agricoles et leurs impacts dans la vallee du fleuve
Senegal.] In: Population, reproduction, societes: perspectives et
enjeux de demographie sociale, edited by Dennis D. Cordell et al. 1993.
47-62 pp. Montreal, Canada. In Fre.
The impact of two dams
constructed on the Senegal river system in 1988 is explored. The
authors note that the socioeconomic impact of the dams led to
interethnic and international conflicts among the ethnic groups living
in the three countries concerned: Mali, Mauritania, and Senegal. The
authors insist that greater efforts need to be made to anticipate the
effects such projects can produce among the people most directly
affected by them.
Correspondence: A. Ba, Universite de
Montreal, Departement de Demographie, C.P. 6128, Succursale A,
Montreal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:40710 Casper,
Lynne M. Projections of the voting-age population, for
states: November 1994. Current Population Reports, Series P-25:
Population Estimates and Projections, No. 1117, May 1994. 18 pp. U.S.
Bureau of the Census: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This report
presents projections of the population of voting age (18 years and
over) for States for November 1, 1994, by broad age groups and gender
and for the White, Black, and other races populations. The projections
shown here are based on the April 1, 1990, population as enumerated in
the 1990 census projected forward to November 1,
1994."
Correspondence: U.S. Government Printing Office,
Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C. 20402.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:40711 Cerman,
Markus. Bohemia after the Thirty Years' War: some theses
on population structure, marriage and family. Journal of Family
History, Vol. 19, No. 2, 1994. 149-75 pp. Greenwich,
Connecticut/London, England. In Eng.
The author analyzes the impact
of the Thirty Years' War on population structure in Bohemia.
Preliminary results are reported from "a joint research project
involving the University of Vienna, Charles University in Prague, and
the State Central Archives in Prague [which] is exploring socioeconomic
dimensions of population change in mid-seventeenth-century Bohemia in
order to test older assumptions and to develop new
insights."
Correspondence: M. Cerman, University of Vienna,
Institut fur Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte, 1010 Vienna, Austria.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:40712
Coquery-Vidrovitch, Catherine. Demography and
political destabilization in Western Africa. [Demographie et
destabilisation politique en Afrique occidentale.] In: Population,
reproduction, societes: perspectives et enjeux de demographie sociale,
edited by Dennis D. Cordell et al. 1993. 63-87 pp. Montreal, Canada. In
Fre.
The author attempts to estimate, in very general terms, the
effect of demographic factors on political events occurring in Western
Africa since around 1960. Published data available from sources such
as the United Nations and the World Bank are used. Separate
consideration is given to employment problems, the growth in the
population of youth, education, and urbanization. Particular attention
is given to the situation in Nigeria.
Correspondence: C.
Coquery-Vidrovitch, Universite de Paris VII, Laboratoire sur l'Afrique
et le Tiers-Monde, Paris, France. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:40713 Hammel, E.
A. Demography and the origins of the Yugoslav civil
war. Anthropology Today, Vol. 9, No. 1, Feb 1994. 4-9 pp. London,
England. In Eng.
The author attempts to identify causes of the
current conflict in Yugoslavia that relate to the region's historical
and demographic history. "I concentrate on migration and perceived
ethnicity in the Balkans, and the crystallization of political blocks
based on ethnic identification. I go on to speculate more widely about
the importance of political and symbolic processes to
demography."
Correspondence: E. A. Hammel, University of
California, Department of Anthropology, Berkeley, CA 94720.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:40714
Homer-Dixon, Thomas. Population and conflict.
IUSSP Distinguished Lecture Series on Population and Development, ISBN
2-87108-032-1. 1994. 33 pp. International Union for the Scientific
Study of Population [IUSSP]: Liege, Belgium. In Eng.
This is the
first of a planned series of lectures being prepared by the IUSSP as a
contribution to the International Conference on Population and
Development scheduled for Cairo, Egypt, in September 1994. This study
presents three models of how population size and growth can affect
conflict, defined as large-scale civil or international violence.
Examples are given from various conflicts, involving such factors as
resource scarcity. The need for developing social and technical
ingenuity to solve problems that would otherwise lead to violence is
stressed.
Correspondence: International Union for the
Scientific Study of Population, 34 rue des Augustins, 4000 Liege,
Belgium. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:40715 Isupov, V.
A. Demographic catastrophes in Russia. Problems of
Economic Transition, Vol. 37, No. 2, Jun 1994. 6-13 pp. Armonk, New
York. In Eng.
Demographic developments in Russia during the period
of Soviet rule are examined. The author argues that the negative
demographic consequences of Soviet rule have been substantially
understated in official population statistics. Furthermore, the author
stresses the responsibility of the regime for the demographic
catastrophes that occurred, including those during World War
II.
This is a translation of the Russian article in Ekonomika i
Organizatsiia Promyshlennogo Proizvodstva, No. 7, 1993, pp. 93-100.
Correspondence: V. A. Isupov, Russian Academy of Sciences,
Institute of History, Siberian Division, Pr. Akademika Lavrenteva 17,
630090 Novosibirsk, Russia. Location: Princeton University
Library (PF).
60:40716 Kovacevic,
Miladin. Serbs as victims in World War II. [Srbi kao
zrtve u drugom svetskom ratu.] Stanovnistvo, Vol. 30-31, 1992-1993.
153-60 pp. Belgrade, Yugoslavia. In Scr. with sum. in Eng.
The
author assesses various estimates of Serb mortality in World War II.
Deaths are estimated by geographic region, place of death, and cause of
death.
Correspondence: M. Kovacevic, Savezni Zavod za
Statistiku, Kneza Milosa 20, P.O. Box 203, 11000 Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:40717 Ahituv,
Avner; Hotz, V. Joseph; Philipson, Tomas. Will the AIDS
epidemic be self-limiting? Evidence on the responsiveness of the
demand for condoms to the prevalence of AIDS. Population Research
Center Discussion Paper Series, No. 93-3, Dec 1993. 24, [26] pp.
University of Chicago, National Opinion Research Center [NORC],
Population Research Center: Chicago, Illinois. In Eng.
"This paper
investigates the degree to which the local prevalence of AIDS increases
the demand for disease-preventing methods of contraception among young
adults. Using data from the [U.S.] National Longitudinal Survey of
Youth (NLSY), we find substantial evidence that the use of condoms was
quite responsive to the prevalence of AIDS in one's state of residence
and this responsiveness has been increasing over time. Furthermore,
the prevalence-induced increase in condom demand was the result of a
substitution out of all other forms of contraception, including those
methods which are more effective at preventing pregnancies. Our
findings lend support to the existence of a self-limiting incentive
effect of epidemics--an effect that tends to be ignored in
epidemiological theories of the spread of infectious
diseases."
Correspondence: University of Chicago, National
Opinion Research Center, Population Research Center, 1155 East 60th
Street, Chicago, IL 60637. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
60:40718 Alcantara,
Elsa; Chu, Magdalena. Social and health profile of the
elderly population in Lima and Cuzco. [Perfil social y de salud de
la poblacion de tercera edad en Lima y Cusco.] Revista Peruana de
Poblacion, No. 3, 1993. 11-31 pp. Lima, Peru. In Spa. with sum. in Eng.
"Using a social focus approach, [this] research analyses the
situation of health and self determination related to the environment
of the aging population in Lima and Cusco [Peru], considering their
ecological differences. One of the main results of the study is that
of a high percentage of aged people without relatives living alone
mainly in [institutions]. With regard to the health situation, almost
one third of the interviewed in Lima declared [themselves] to be in
good condition. However, in the highlands only 17% of the aging
population achieves that condition."
Correspondence: E.
Alcantara, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Apartado 5045, Lima
100, Peru. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:40719 Amat-Roze,
Jeanne-Marie; Dumont, Gerard-Francois. AIDS and the future
of Africa. [Le sida et l'avenir de l'Afrique.] Ethique, Vol. 2,
No. 12, 1994. 37-60 pp. Paris, France. In Fre.
The authors first
note that the lack of data makes it difficult to assess accurately the
demographic consequences of AIDS for Africa. Some basic trends have
emerged, however, including the existence of major geographical
differences in the impact of AIDS, the spread of the infection through
the major communication centers, and the spread of the disease to rural
areas. The primary paths of transmission are among heterosexuals and
between mother and fetus. The authors also note the rapid spread of
AIDS among younger women. The high rate of infection raises the
prospect of a second demographic transformation with major negative
consequences for the continent as a whole.
Correspondence:
G.-F. Dumont, Universite de Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV), 191 rue
Saint-Jacques, 75005 Paris, France. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:40720 Anderson,
David. Toward a more effective policy response to
AIDS. IUSSP Policy and Research Paper, No. 4, ISBN 2-87108-035-6.
1994. 23 pp. International Union for the Scientific Study of Population
[IUSSP]: Liege, Belgium. In Eng.
This monograph is based on papers
from a conference on the contribution of demography and the social
sciences to the study of the impact of AIDS and its prevention in
developing countries. The primary focus is on how the sexual practices
survey techniques and qualitative investigative methods developed in
family planning programs might be applicable to the study and
prevention of HIV infections and AIDS.
Correspondence:
International Union for the Scientific Study of Population, 34 rue des
Augustins, 4000 Liege, Belgium. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
60:40721 Asociacion
Demografica Salvadorena [ADS] (San Salvador, El Salvador); United
States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] (Atlanta,
Georgia). National Family Health Survey: FESAL-93.
[Encuesta Nacional de Salud Familiar: FESAL-93.] Apr 1994. xlviii,
332, 48 pp. San Salvador, El Salvador. In Eng; Spa.
Results from
the fifth in a series of surveys carried out in El Salvador since 1975
concerning trends and differentials in fertility and contraceptive
practice are presented. This survey covers a self-weighted sample of
9,000 households representative of the whole country. Following an
introduction to survey methodology, chapters are included on fertility;
knowledge, use, and source of contraceptives; population not using
contraceptives; infant and child mortality; use of maternal and child
health services; child health; breast-feeding and complementary
feeding; maternal health; sex behavior of women aged 15-24; and
differentials in knowledge about AIDS.
Correspondence:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Reproductive
Health, Mailstop K-35, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta, GA 30341-3724.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:40722
Awusabo-Asare, Kofi; Agyeman, D. K. Social science
research and the challenge of the AIDS epidemic. In: International
Population Conference/Congres International de la Population: Montreal
1993, Volume 4. 1993. 357-68 pp. International Union for the Scientific
Study of Population [IUSSP]: Liege, Belgium. In Eng.
"This paper is
a contribution to the search for new methodological approaches in
social science research into the AIDS epidemic....Specifically, the
objectives of this paper are to: identify some of the constraints in
researching...aspects of social dimensions of AIDS infection; discuss
some of the problems facing social scientists researching...AIDS in
Africa; and provide some possible leads for circumventing some of the
identified constraints."
Correspondence: K. Awusabo-Asare,
University of Cape Coast, Department of Geography, University P.O.,
Cape Coast, Ghana. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
60:40723 Bhuiya,
Abbas; Streatfield, Kim; Sarder, A. M. Mother's education
and knowledge of major childhood diseases in Matlab, Bangladesh.
In: International Population Conference/Congres International de la
Population: Montreal 1993, Volume 4. 1993. 277-92 pp. International
Union for the Scientific Study of Population [IUSSP]: Liege, Belgium.
In Eng.
"This study investigated the relationship of mothers'
education with their awareness, knowledge and belief related to various
aspects of major childhood diseases in Matlab, Bangladesh by
controlling the effect of age and health intervention programs. A
total of 1,066 mothers residing in seven purposively selected villages
in 1986 were included in the study....It was revealed that education
among the mothers enhances the level of awareness about the childhood
diseases; changes traditional beliefs in favour of scientific ones,
regarding causes and transmission of diseases; and also makes mothers
more flexible and ready to adopt modern ways of managing the
diseases."
Correspondence: A. Bhuiya, International Centre
for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Population Studies Centre,
G.P.O. Box 128, Dhaka 2, Bangladesh. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:40724 Corbin,
Jinkie; Gist, Lisa; Ryan, Anne; Seybolt, Peggy. Recent HIV
seroprevalence levels by country: December 1993. CIR Health
Studies Branch Research Note, No. 11, Dec 1993. v, 42 pp. U.S. Bureau
of the Census, Center for International Research, Health Studies
Branch: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
This report presents data
available as of December 1993 on HIV seroprevalence in developing
countries. Most of the information comes from the Bureau's HIV/AIDS
Surveillance Data Base. The report includes "summary tables showing
seroprevalence estimates for high and low-risk population groups in
major cities and rural areas for all countries. Tables are provided
for HIV-1 and HIV-2, where available. Urban data for Africa have been
plotted on maps as well, showing the distribution by country. A
section highlighting trends and patterns in HIV infection in pregnant
women is also included. A brief review of data quality issues and
discussion of selection criteria follows."
Correspondence:
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Center for International Research, Health
Studies Branch, Washington, D.C. 20233-3700. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:40725 Danziger,
Renee. The social impact of HIV/AIDS in developing
countries. Social Science and Medicine, Vol. 39, No. 7, Oct 1994.
905-17 pp. Tarrytown, New York/Oxford, England. In Eng.
"This paper
highlights some of the main areas of social impact of HIV and AIDS in
developing countries and suggests that these must constitute priority
areas for action among international and national policy makers, as
well as others concerned with HIV and AIDS. The areas of impact which
are considered are: economic and demographic; labour productivity;
agricultural production and development; pressures on the health
sector; the role of families and households; children; women; HIV/AIDS
discrimination; and the impact of HIV/AIDS on the
individual."
Correspondence: R. Danziger, London School of
Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Department of Public Health and Policy,
Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, England. Location: Princeton
University Library (PR).
60:40726 Friedman,
Herbert L. Reproductive health in adolescence. World
Health Statistics Quarterly/Rapport Trimestriel de Statistiques
Sanitaires Mondiales, Vol. 47, No. 1, 1994. 31-5 pp. Geneva,
Switzerland. In Eng. with sum. in Fre.
The author discusses sexual
and reproductive health risks faced by adolescents worldwide, with a
focus on the lack of adequate knowledge about sex, contraception, and
the availability of reproductive and health services. The increase in
unprotected sexual relations before marriage, early or unwanted
pregnancies, induced abortion in unsafe circumstances, and sexually
transmitted diseases are considered.
Correspondence: H. L.
Friedman, World Health Organization, Adolescent Health Unit, Division
of Family Health, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:40727 Hogg,
Robert S.; Aylward, Bruce; Craib, Kevin J. P.; Le, Thinh N.; Montaner,
Julio S. G.; Schechter, Martin T. Socioeconomic status as
a predictor of the rate of progression in HIV positive homosexual
men. In: International Population Conference/Congres International
de la Population: Montreal 1993, Volume 4. 1993. 345-56 pp.
International Union for the Scientific Study of Population [IUSSP]:
Liege, Belgium. In Eng.
"In this study we examine whether there are
socioeconomic markers associated with slower disease progression in a
cohort of [U.S.] homosexual men....[We] compared two extreme groups:
those who have demonstrated very little effect of HIV despite
long-standing infection (non-progressors) and those who have
demonstrated the most rapid progression to AIDS (rapid
progressors)....Our results suggest that higher socioeconomic status is
associated with slower progression to AIDS independent of access to
health care."
Correspondence: R. S. Hogg, University of
British Columbia, Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, British
Columbia V6T 1W5, Canada. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
60:40728 Khan,
Zubeda. Immunisation and infant mortality in
Pakistan. Pakistan Development Review, Vol. 32, No. 4, Pt. 2,
Winter 1993. 1,117-23 pp. Islamabad, Pakistan. In Eng.
The author
evaluates the extent of several recent immunization programs of both
mothers and children in Pakistan. Regional differences in the level of
coverage of these programs are identified. Official data show a slight
reduction in infant mortality from 106.4 per 1,000 in 1984-1985 to
100.9 in 1990-1991, which may be related to the impact of immunization
efforts.
Correspondence: Z. Khan, Pakistan Institute of
Development Economics, P.O. Box 1091, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:40729 Meier,
Kenneth J.; McFarlane, Deborah R. State family planning
and abortion expenditures: their effect on public health.
American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 84, No. 9, Sep 1994. 1,468-72
pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This study examines whether state
family planning expenditures and abortion funding for Medicaid-eligible
women [in the United States] might reduce the number of low-birthweight
babies, babies with late or no prenatal care, and premature births, as
well as the rates of infant and neonatal mortality." The data are for
the period 1982-1988. The results show that "states that funded
abortions had a significantly higher rate of abortions and
significantly lower rates of teen pregnancy, low-birthweight babies,
premature births, and births with late or no prenatal care. States
that had higher expenditures for family planning had significantly
fewer abortions, low-birthweight babies, births with late or no
prenatal care, infant deaths, and neonatal
deaths."
Correspondence: K. J. Meier, University of
Wisconsin, Department of Political Science, Box 413, Milwaukee, WI
53201. Location: Princeton University Library (SZ).
60:40730
Messersmith, Lisa J.; Kane, Thomas T.; Odebiyi, Adetanwa I.;
Adewuyi, Alfred A. Patterns of sexual behaviour and condom
use in Ile-Ife, Nigeria: implications for AIDS/STDs prevention and
control. Johns Hopkins Population Center Papers on Population, No.
WP 94-07, [1994]. 44 pp. Johns Hopkins University, School of Hygiene
and Public Health, Population Center: Baltimore, Maryland. In Eng.
"This paper presents results from a two-stage stratified random
sample survey of sexual behaviour and reproductive health of 1,149
adult men and women living in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Detailed information
was collected on sexual behaviour, condom use, knowledge of and
experience with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), knowledge of
AIDS, including knowledge of modes of transmission and means of
prevention, and socio-demographic
characteristics."
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).
60:40731 Mosley, W.
Henry. Population change, health planning and human
resource development in the health sector. World Health Statistics
Quarterly/Rapport Trimestriel de Statistiques Sanitaires Mondiales,
Vol. 47, No. 1, 1994. 26-30 pp. Geneva, Switzerland. In Eng. with sum.
in Fre.
The author briefly summarizes "the World Bank's 1993 World
Development Report [which] assessed the global burden of disease in
order to define the minimum packages of public health measures and
clinical interventions that would improve health conditions in
low-income countries in a cost-effective and affordable
way."
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).
60:40732 Muller,
Olaf. AIDS in Thailand--features of the epidemic in an
Asian country with high incidence of HIV infection. [AIDS in
Thailand: Stand der Epidemie in einem asiatischen Land mit hoher
Inzidenz der HIV-Infektion.] AIDS-Forschung, Vol. 8, No. 11, Nov 1993.
583-92 pp. Weinheim, Germany. In Ger. with sum. in Eng.
The author
describes the development of the AIDS epidemic in Thailand from the
first recorded case in 1984 to 1993, when between 500,000 and 1 million
Thais were HIV positive. The author concludes that "in the year 2000
between 3 and 6 million Thais will be infected with HIV, and the annual
incidence of AIDS will surpass 100,000. Despite its present highly
reputed AIDS prevention campaign and successful economy, the AIDS
epidemic will have dramatic consequences for the economy and
society."
Correspondence: O. Muller, AIDS-Zentrum des BGA,
Reichpietschufer 74-76, 1000 Berlin 30, Germany. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:40733 Nicolosi,
Alfredo. HIV epidemiology: models and methods. ISBN
0-7817-0118-X. LC 93-30218. 1994. xvi, 367 pp. Raven Press: New York,
New York. In Eng.
This book contains papers presented at a workshop
entitled Models and Methods of Epidemiological Research on HIV
infection, held in Italy in September 1992. "The topics include HIV
infection among intravenous drug users, heterosexual and homosexual
transmission, natural history, the effect of treatments, issues of
statistical analysis and confounding, and vaccine development and
trials. Many of the papers report original results; others are
critical reviews of special topics, original statistical contributions
to the methodologic problems facing HIV epidemiologic studies, or
reports on the development and epidemiologic outlook in the field of
vaccines. The discussions--for which a great deal of time was reserved
in the Workshop--contain sharp analyses, criticisms, and comments, and
cover a wide range of topics." The geographical scope is
worldwide.
Correspondence: Raven Press, 1185 Avenue of the
Americas, New York, NY 10036. Location: Princeton University
Library (SZ).
60:40734 Orubuloye,
I. O. Patterns of sexual behaviour of high risk groups and
their implications for STDs and HIV/AIDS transmission in Nigeria.
In: International Population Conference/Congres International de la
Population: Montreal 1993, Volume 4. 1993. 369-81 pp. International
Union for the Scientific Study of Population [IUSSP]: Liege, Belgium.
In Eng.
The author reports on "the study of Nigerian
transport/commercial system [that] was planned as part of a joint
project of the Faculty of the Social Sciences, Ondo State University,
Nigeria and the Health Transition Centre, Australian National
University. The project aimed at understanding the transport and
commercial networks and their relation to sexual activity, STDs and
HIV/AIDS transmission."
Correspondence: I. O. Orubuloye,
Ondo State University, Faculty of the Social Sciences, Ado-Ekiti, Ondo
State, Nigeria. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:40735 Ouedraogo,
Christine. Maternal education and child care in
Ouagadougou. [Education de la mere et soins aux enfants a
Ouagadougou.] Les Dossiers du CEPED, No. 27, ISBN 2-87762-067-0. Aug
1994. 37 pp. Centre Francais sur la Population et le Developpement
[CEPED]: Paris, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
The relationship
between mother's education and child care in Burkina Faso is examined.
Data are from a multi-round survey of 80 women from the same ethnic
group and of similar socioeconomic status in the capital, Ouagadougou.
Half of these women had completed primary school, the other half had
never attended school. The results revealed little variation in the
two groups with regard to child health
care.
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).
60:40736 Riley, Ann
P. Determinants of adolescent fertility and its
consequences for maternal health, with special reference to rural
Bangladesh. In: Human reproductive ecology: interactions of
environment, fertility, and behavior, edited by Kenneth L. Campbell and
James W. Wood. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Vol. 709,
1994. 86-100 pp. New York Academy of Sciences: New York, New York. In
Eng.
"This paper examines the social and biological determinants
and consequences of early life course transitions for women focusing on
Bangladesh....In the next section a theoretical model outlining the
relationships between menarche, marriage, and childbearing is set forth
and section three reviews the relevant literature on developed and
developing countries. The fourth section focuses on evidence from
Matlab, Bangladesh that traces young women from early adolescence
through their early reproductive years. The last section of the paper
discusses findings to date and their implications for fertility and
reproductive health in developing
countries."
Correspondence: A. P. Riley, Georgetown
University, Department of Demography, 236 Poulton Hall, 37th and O
Streets NW, Washington, D.C. 20057-1043. Location: Princeton
University Library (SZ).
60:40737 Sapir,
Debarati G. Natural and man-made disasters: the
vulnerability of women-headed households and children without
families. World Health Statistics Quarterly/Rapport Trimestriel de
Statistiques Sanitaires Mondiales, Vol. 46, No. 4, 1993. 227-33 pp.
Geneva, Switzerland. In Eng. with sum. in Fre.
"This article
reviews the human impact of disasters as a composite of two elements:
the catastrophic event itself and the vulnerability of people. It also
examines the specific case of women and children in the current world
emergency context. It identifies four broad policy areas that affect
women and children in disaster situations and discusses them with
examples and field evidence." Consideration is given to the
differential risk in such emergencies for both mortality and
morbidity.
Correspondence: D. G. Sapir, Universite
Catholique de Louvain, 30.34 Clos Chapelle aux Champs, 21200 Brussels,
Belgium. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:40738 Schoenbaum,
Michael; Tulchinsky, T. H.; Abed, Yehia. Gender variation
in nutritional status and intrafamily resource allocation among infants
in the Gaza Strip. Population Studies Center Research Report, No.
94-302, Feb 1994. 18, [16] pp. University of Michigan, Population
Studies Center: Ann Arbor, Michigan. In Eng.
Gender variations in
nutrition and anthropometric outcome of infants in the Gaza Strip are
analyzed using data collected from five health centers between 1987 and
1989. "Although some differences in nutritional treatment and
anthropometric outcome are found for infants of different socioeconomic
status, and between the earlier and later samples, no consistent gender
differences are found."
Correspondence: University of
Michigan, Population Studies Center, 1225 South University, Ann Arbor,
MI 48109-1070. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:40739 Skretowicz,
Biruta. Procreation and health--a state-of-the-art review
(Part 1). [Prokreacja a zdrowie--stan badan (cz. 1).] Wiadomosci
Statystyczne, Vol. 38, No. 10, Oct 1993. 11-7 pp. Warsaw, Poland. In
Pol.
This is an overview of demographic surveys and research
carried out in Poland since 1963 on the reproductive health of women.
Particular attention is given to surveys on the timing of pregnancy and
delivery, as well as infant health status. A brief overview of
concepts of the biological determinants of reproduction is
included.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:40740 Sommerfelt,
A. Elisabeth; Stewart, M. Kathryn. Children's nutritional
status. DHS Comparative Studies, No. 12, Jun 1994. vi, 47 pp.
Macro International, Demographic and Health Surveys [DHS]: Calverton,
Maryland. In Eng.
"This report describes the nutritional status in
each of...[19 developing countries, using data that included children's
height and weight from the first phase of the Demographic and Health
Surveys program], as well as differentials in the levels of
undernutrition by selected demographic, socioeconomic, and
health-related characteristics. Only findings based on anthropometric
indices derived from the measurement of children's height and weight
will be presented in this report."
Correspondence: Macro
International, Demographic and Health Surveys, 11785 Beltsville Drive,
Suite 300, Calverton, MD 20705. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:40741 Taylor,
Carl; Sanders, David; Bassett, Mary; Goings, Stella.
Surveillance for equity in maternal care in Zimbabwe. World
Health Statistics Quarterly/Rapport Trimestriel de Statistiques
Sanitaires Mondiales, Vol. 46, No. 4, 1993. 242-7 pp. Geneva,
Switzerland. In Eng. with sum. in Fre.
The authors discuss
Zimbabwe's experience in providing equitable maternal health care in an
effort to reduce pregnancy-related mortality and morbidity. "A system
is proposed involving periodic surveys to identify groups among whom
maternal care problems are concentrated and to tailor actions to the
major causes of maternal mortality and
morbidity."
Correspondence: C. Taylor, Johns Hopkins
University, Institute of International Programs, Baltimore, MD 21205.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:40742 Viravaidya,
Mechai; Obremskey, Stasia A.; Myers, Charles. The economic
impact of AIDS on Thailand. Department of Population and
International Health Working Paper, No. 4, Mar 1992. 31 pp. Harvard
University, School of Public Health, Department of Population and
International Health: Cambridge, Massachusetts. In Eng.
"This paper
will examine the potential economic impacts of the AIDS epidemic on
Thailand. The direct costs (healthcare and systems costs), and the
indirect costs (the value of lost wages) of AIDS in Thailand are
estimated based on differing future paths of the
epidemic."
Correspondence: Harvard University, School of
Public Health, Population Library, Room 1-1111, 655 Huntington Avenue,
Boston, MA 02115. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
60:40743 Wallace,
Rodrick; Fullilove, Mindy; Fullilove, Robert; Gould, Peter; Wallace,
Deborah. Will AIDS be contained within U.S. minority urban
populations? Social Science and Medicine, Vol. 39, No. 8, Oct
1994. 1,051-62 pp. Tarrytown, New York/Oxford, England. In Eng.
The
prospects for the spread of HIV infections, AIDS, and other diseases
from the urban inner-city minority population to the predominantly
heterosexual suburban U.S. population are assessed. The authors
conclude "that continued physical and social disintegration of U.S.
inner cities will, by increasing disease incidence, prevalence, and
possibly virulence within present urban and suburban minority
epicenters, significantly raise the ultimate prevalence of HIV
infection within predominantly heterosexual middle-class populations of
the United States." The need for major reforms in public health and
public order in urban areas as a preliminary to controlling the spread
of such diseases is stressed.
Correspondence: D. Wallace,
Public Interest Scientific Consulting Service, 549 West 123 Street,
Suite 16F, New York, NY 10027. Location: Princeton University
Library (PR).
60:40744 Way, Peter
O.; Stanecki, Karen A. Focus on HIV/AIDS. In: World
population profile: 1994, by Ellen Jamison and Frank Hobbs. No. WP/94,
Feb 1994. 45-68 pp. U.S. Bureau of the Census: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
This is a review of global trends in HIV infections and the
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. It examines "the potential courses
of current epidemics and the implications for the populations affected
without attempting to predict the future course of behavior change or
of possible AIDS treatments or cures."
Correspondence: P.
O. Way, U.S. Bureau of the Census, Center for International Research,
WP11, Room 208, Washington, D.C. 20233-3700. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:40745 World Bank
(Washington, D.C.). A new agenda for women's health and
nutrition. Development in Practice, ISBN 0-8213-3009-8. LC
94-29586. Aug 1994. xiv, 96 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"This
report surveys women's health problems from infancy through old age.
It then recommends a package of essential clinical and public health
services chosen for their impact on female disability and death, their
affordability, and their feasibility in developing countries. Even in
the poorest countries, governments can help establish these essential
services for women and ensure access to them by financing health
programs for the poor. International assistance agencies can do their
part by sharing their expertise and influencing policy and funding
priorities."
Correspondence: World Bank, 1818 H Street NW,
Washington, D.C. 20433. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
60:40746 World Bank
(Washington, D.C.). Better health in Africa: experience
and lessons learned. Development in Practice, ISBN 0-8213-2817-4.
LC 94-18249. Sep 1994. xx, 240 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
This
report "sets forth a vision of health improvement that challenges
African countries and their external partners to rethink current health
strategies. The report stresses positive experiences in Sub-Saharan
Africa and concludes that far greater progress in improving health is
possible than has been achieved in the past--even within existing
resource constraints....Keys to providing basic health services to
larger numbers of people include minimizing current high levels of
waste and inefficiency, reallocating funds from expensive services that
benefit the few to more cost-effective services that benefit many, and
mobilizing additional domestic and foreign revenues, especially for the
poorest African countries or for the poorest groups within countries.
This report illustrates the costs and benefits involved, casting new
light on the advantages of health reform."
Correspondence:
World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20433.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:40747 Zia,
Anjum. Ongoing programmes of population, health and
nutrition in the region. Economic Review, Vol. 24, No. 8, Aug
1993. 23-30 pp. Karachi, Pakistan. In Eng.
The author reviews
current programs in the area of population, health, and nutrition in
the countries of southern Asia.
Location: New York Public
Library, New York, NY.
60:40748 Bittles,
Alan H. The role and significance of consanguinity as a
demographic variable. Population and Development Review, Vol. 20,
No. 3, Sep 1994. 561-84, 693, 695 pp. New York, New York. In Eng. with
sum. in Fre; Spa.
The author investigates the extent and the
demographic impact of consanguineous marriage. "The aim...is to pursue
this topic under a series of headings: the current global prevalence
of consanguineous unions, social and economic correlates of
consanguineous unions, the effects of consanguinity on reproductive
behavior, consanguinity-associated pre- and post-natal mortality, and
the reported effects of inbreeding on physical and mental morbidity.
Where appropriate, information collected in household and
hospital-based studies conducted in South India and Pakistan between
1979 and 1990 will be cited."
Correspondence: A. H.
Bittles, Edith Cowan University, Pearson Street, Churchlands, WA 6018,
Australia. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:40749
Cavalli-Sforza, L. Luca; Menozzi, Paola; Piazza,
Alberto. The history and geography of human genes.
ISBN 0-691-08750-4. LC 93-19339. 1994. xi, 541, 518 pp. Princeton
University Press: Princeton, New Jersey. In Eng.
This work attempts
to provide a global picture of human population genetics. "In the
first chapter we give some general historical information on the
subject, a discussion of the concept of race, its failure, and an
elementary introduction to the major analytical techniques used for our
purposes....The second chapter is dedicated to an analysis of the world
data with the aim of understanding the general history of Homo sapiens
sapiens....The five chapters that follow are dedicated to the major
geographic subdivisions of the inhabited Earth....The last chapter is
an epilogue that discusses generally our conclusions from a
methodological point of view and the most urgent problems facing the
continuation of research at this crucial time." The second half of the
book "is dedicated to geographic maps for all genes for which the
amount of data of aboriginal populations was deemed
adequate."
Correspondence: Princeton University Press, 41
William Street, Princeton, NJ 08540. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:40750 Lisa,
Antonella; Astolfi, Paola; Degioanni, Anna; Di Pasquale, Cristina; Zei,
Gianna. Differential fertility as a mechanism maintaining
balanced polymorphisms in Sardinia. Human Biology, Vol. 66, No. 4,
Aug 1994. 683-98 pp. Detroit, Michigan. In Eng.
"The aims of this
study are to test the hypothesis that differential fertility is a
selection-induced mechanism that maintains balanced polymorphisms and
to investigate the reasons for and the effects on reproduction of the
incomplete correspondence of heterozygote frequency and malarial
morbidity levels on Sardinia." Data are from a study on fertility based
on 1961 Italian census data.
Correspondence: A. Lisa,
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Genetica Biochimica ed
Evoluzionistica, Via Abbiategrasso 207, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
