Unwanted fertility among the poor: an inequity?
OBJECTIVE: To determine if higher fertility and lower contraceptive use among the poorer segments of society should be considered an inequality, reflecting a higher desire for large families among the poor, or an inequity, a product of the poor being prevented from achieving their desired fertility...
Main Authors: | Duff Gillespie, Saifuddin Ahmed, Amy Tsui, Scott Radloff |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The World Health Organization
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Series: | Bulletin of the World Health Organization |
Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862007000200007&lng=en&tlng=en |
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