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Rwanda 2010: A Dramatic Change in Reproductive Behavior (English) 

Document Type

Further Analysis

Publication Topic(s)

Family Planning

Country(s)

Rwanda

Survey

Rwanda DHS, 2010

Language

English

Recommended Citation

Westoff, Charles F., Fidele Ngabo, C. Munyanshongore, Murego Aline Umubyeyi, and Eric Kagame. 2013. Rwanda 2010: A Dramatic Change in Reproductive Behavior. DHS Further Analysis Reports No. 90. Calverton, Maryland, USA: ICF International.

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Publication Date

August 2013

Publication ID

FA90

Abstract:

In Rwanda, between 2005 and 2010, there have been radical declines in the desired number of children, actual fertility, and child mortality along with a large increase in contraceptive prevalence. This study reviews trends in some of these measures. Multivariate analyses evaluate the relative importance for the desired number of children of years of schooling, wealth, urban residence, media exposure, child mortality, and attitudes toward gender equality. Variations in reproductive preferences, the total fertility rate, and unmet need for family planning are mapped for the 30 districts of Rwanda. The explanations for the rapid changes in reproductive attitudes and behavior are clearly related to the concerns of the country, the rapid rate of population growth, and its implications for economic development and reproductive health.