Unchanging fertility level in Bangladesh in the 1990s: A myth or reality?

Type Journal Article - The Bangladesh Development Studies
Title Unchanging fertility level in Bangladesh in the 1990s: A myth or reality?
Author(s)
Volume 29
Issue 1/2
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2003
Page numbers 67-93
URL http://www.jstor.org/stable/40795672
Abstract
Estimates from three rounds of BDHS suggest of unchanging fertility level in Bangladesh during the 1990s. This is quite puzzling given the widely acknowledged success of Bangladesh in reducing fertility in early years and it contradicts the steady increase in contraceptive practice during the same period. This paper revisits the numerical estimates upon examining several indirect methods and concludes that fertility decline did not stop during the 1990s even though the pace of decline slowed down.

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