Abstract
This article employs the analytical model of Bongaarts and Potter to compare the proximate determinants of fertility among three populations in Nepal's Kathmandu valley with the following characteristics: (1) high and low caste, (2) urban and urban fringe residence, and (3) users and non-users of contraception. It is shown that while Nepal, as a whole, is firmly entrenched in Phase 1 of the fertility transition, each of the populations studied has begun to experience a demographic transition to different degrees. In fact, greater progress in controlling fertility has been made than previously known.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 179-196 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Journal of Biosocial Science |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 1986 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences(all)
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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Ross, J. L., Blangero, J., Goldstein, M. C., & Schuler, S. (1986). Proximate determinants of fertility in the Kathmandu valley, Nepal: An anthropological case study. Journal of Biosocial Science, 18(2), 179-196. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021932000016114