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Women's education and fertility in select countries of Africa and Asia: Moderation by quality of education.
| Τίτλος: | Women's education and fertility in select countries of Africa and Asia: Moderation by quality of education. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Chen S; London School of Economics and Political Science. |
| Πηγή: | Population studies [Popul Stud (Camb)] 2026 Jul; Vol. 80 (2), pp. 215-237. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Jul 24. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Routledge Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0376427 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1477-4747 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00324728 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Popul Stud (Camb) Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: London : Routledge Original Publication: London [etc.] Population Investigation Committee [etc.] |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Educational Status* , Fertility* , Birth Rate*, Africa/epidemiology ; Humans ; Asia ; Female ; Adult ; Young Adult |
| Περίληψη: | Despite a large literature on education and fertility, most studies are narrowly focused on the level of schooling completed. Does the schooling-fertility relationship depend on the quality of education? Is more schooling still associated with lower fertility even when the quality of education is poor? Drawing on Demographic and Health Survey data from 42 countries in Africa and Asia, this study uses cross-national analysis to examine whether the quality of education moderates the schooling-fertility relationship. Findings show that the strength of the schooling-fertility relationship depends significantly on a country's quality of education: the higher the quality of education, the stronger the negative relationship. But even when educational quality is low, a negative relationship between level of schooling and fertility still exists. By conceptually and empirically distinguishing the level of schooling from the quality of education, this study contributes to a more nuanced understanding of women's education and fertility. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Demographic and Health Surveys; cross-national analysis; education; fertility; learning |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20250724 Date Completed: 20260701 Latest Revision: 20260707 |
| Update Code: | 20260708 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00324728.2025.2523761 |
| PMID: | 40704974 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1477-4747 |
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| DOI: | 10.1080/00324728.2025.2523761 |