TY - RPRT AU - Johnson, Kiersten AU - Abderrahim, Noureddine AU - Rutstein, Shea O. CY - Calverton, Maryland, USA TI - Changes in the direct and indirect determinants of fertility in sub-Saharan Africa T2 - DHS Analytical Studies No. 23 PB - ICF Macro PY - 2011 UR - http://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/AS23/AS23.pdf AB - This report tracks changes in fertility and its determinants in 13 sub-Saharan countries that have had three or more DHS surveys and show at least some evidence of beginning a fertility transition. The countries included are Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. In some of these countries, notably Namibia, there has been a consistent downward trajectory in the total fertility rate (TFR). In most countries, however, there was little change from approximately 1995-1999 to approximately 2005-2009, a pattern often described as a "stalled" fertility decline. N1 - For assistance using downloaded citations from The DHS Program, please visit http://dhsprogram.com/publications/Citing-DHS-Publications.cfm. MEASURE DHS assists countries worldwide in the collection and use of data to monitor and evaluate population, health, and nutrition programs. Additional information about the MEASURE DHS project can be obtained by contacting MEASURE DHS, ICF Macro, 11785 Beltsville Drive, Suite 300, Calverton,MD 20705 (telephone: 301-572-0200; fax: 301-572- 0999; e-mail: reports@measuredhs.com; internet:www.measuredhs.com) ER -