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Population Dynamics of Senegal

Population Dynamics of Senegal

  • Author: Foote, Karen A.; Cohen, Barney; Hill, Kenneth H.; Pison, Gilles
  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309052801
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309588065
  • eISBN Epub: 9780309176576
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 1995
  • Month: January
  • Pages: 271
  • Language: English

This volume, the last in the series Population Dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa, examines key demographic changes in Senegal over the past several decades. It analyzes the changes in fertility and their causes, with comparisons to other sub-Saharan countries. It also analyzes the causes and patterns of declines in mortality, focusing particularly on rural and urban differences.

  • POPULATION DYNAMICS OF SENEGAL
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Executive Summary
    • FERTILITY
    • MORTALITY
      • Child Mortality
      • Adult Mortality
    • NOTE
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Geographic and Socioeconomic Setting
    • GEOGRAPHIC OVERVIEW
    • HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
    • EDUCATION
    • ECONOMIC BACKGROUND
      • Overview
      • The Structure of Production
      • Dependency, External Shocks, and Adjustment
      • Regional Disparities in Socioeconomic Indicators
    • NOTES
  • 3 POPULATION GROWTH AND DISTRIBUTION
    • OVERVIEW OF NATIONAL POPULATION TRENDS
    • OVERVIEW OF REGIONAL TRENDS
    • MIGRATION
      • Lifetime Migrants
      • Migration Within the Last 5 Years
      • Temporary Migration
      • International Migration
      • Conclusion
    • NOTES
  • 4 Fertility
    • INTRODUCTION
    • LEVELS AND TRENDS OF FERTILITY
      • Overall Levels and Trends
      • Regional Variations
      • Findings from the 1988 Census
      • Supplemental Information from Three Small-Scale Demographic Surveillance Systems
      • Conclusions Drawn from Regional Differences
      • Fertility Differences by Socioeconomic Characteristics
      • Microlevel Evidence
      • Macrolevel Evidence
      • Summary of Fertility Levels and Trends
    • PROXIMATE DETERMINANTS OF FERTILITY
      • Overview
      • Marriage and Fertility
      • Age at First Marriage
      • Marital Stability
      • Proportion of Women Ever Married
      • Age at First Marriage and Age at First Birth
      • The Role of Polygyny
      • Summary of the Effect of Marriage Patterns on Fertility
      • Breastfeeding and the Length of Birth Intervals
      • Contraception
      • Abortion
      • Sterility
    • SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
    • NOTES
  • 5 Mortality
    • INTRODUCTION
    • CHILD MORTALITY
      • Sources and Quality of Data
      • Mortality Levels and Trends Among Children Under Age 5
        • National Level
        • The Case of Dakar
        • Rural Areas
      • Geographic Variations
        • Regional Differences
        • Departmental Differences
      • Age and Sex Patterns in Child Mortality
        • Age Patterns
        • Sex-Related Differences in Mortality
      • Nutritional Status and Childhood Growth
      • Causes of Death
      • Associations Between Socioeconomic Factors and Child Mortality
        • Differences Resulting from Educational Level and Urban or Rural Setting
        • Ethnic Differences
        • Quality of Housing and Household Facilities
      • Associations Between Socioeconomic Level and Child Mortality from the 1988 Census
      • Summary and Conclusions
    • ADULT MORTALITY
      • Data Sources
      • Results
        • Intercensal Survival Methods
        • Age-Specific Mortality Rates Based on Deaths Reported in the Year Before the 1988 Census
        • Estimates Based on Survival of Parents
        • Evidence from Small-Scale Studies
      • Variations in Adult Mortality by Region
      • Impact of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome in Senegal
      • Socioeconomic Factors Linked to Adult Mortality
      • Summary and Conclusions
    • APPENDIX HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROGRAMS
      • Health Infrastructures
      • Health Programs
        • Before 1978
        • After 1978
      • Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI)
        • Organization
        • Changes in Vaccination Coverage
    • NOTES
  • 6 Conclusions
    • FERTILITY
    • MORTALITY
    • THE DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION IN SENEGAL IN AN AFRICAN CONTEXT
    • NOTES
  • Appendix A Data Sources
    • NATIONAL-LEVEL SURVEYS
      • 1960-1961 Demographic Survey (DS) [1]
      • 1970-1971 National Demographic Survey (NDS) [2]
      • 1978 World Fertility Survey (WFS) [3]
      • 1986 Demographic and Health Survey in Senegal (DHS-I) [4]
      • 1984, 1987, and 1990 National Vaccination Coverage Surveys [5]
      • 1991-1992 Enquête Sur les Priorités [6]
      • 1992-1993 Demographic and Health Survey in Senegal (DHS-II) [7]
    • REGIONAL-LEVEL SURVEYS
      • Bandafassi Study Area (1970-present) [8]
      • Cap-Vert (Dakar) Fertility Survey (1972) [9]
      • Mlomp Demographic Monitoring (1984-present) [10]
      • Niakhar/Ngayokhème (1962-present) [11]
      • Paos Koto/Ndemene (1963-1978) [12]
      • Fakao and Diahanor (ca 1940 - ca 1966) [13]
      • Sine-Saloum Demographic Survey (1982) [14]
      • Dakar-Pikine Survey (1986) [15]
      • Survey on Child Mortality in the Sahel (EMIS) (1981-1984) [16]
    • NATIONAL CENSUSES
      • 1976 Senegal Census [17]
      • 1988 Senegal Census [18]
  • Appendix B Correcting the Fertility Estimates in the 1988 Census
  • Appendix C Methodology for Analysis of Child Mortality
  • Appendix D Growth Balance Methods for Estimating Coverage of Adult Deaths
  • References
  • Index

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