Title: Regional variations in female autonomy and fertility and contraception in India.

POPLINE Document Number: 252163

Author(s):

Visaria L

Source citation:

In: Girls' schooling, women's autonomy and fertility change in South Asia, edited by Roger Jeffery and Alaka M. Basu. New Delhi, India, Sage Publications, 1996. :235-68.

Abstract:

"This chapter has three distinct objectives. Firstly, I outline an approach to women's autonomy by delineating analytical categories that can be measured in large surveys. Secondly, I present district level data, derived from surveys conducted in two Indian states--Gujarat in Western India and Kerala in South India--to understand whether the degree of female autonomy and gender relations are different in the two regions. Thirdly, I consider fertility and related measures for women enjoying different degrees of autonomy to understand the extent to which autonomy is associated with or can explain regional variations in fertility behaviour." (EXCERPT)

Keywords:

India
Power
Women's Status
Geographic Factors
Fertility Determinants
Contraceptive Usage
Reproductive Behavior
Methodological Studies
Women
Asia, Southern
Asia
Developing Countries
Political Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Economic Factors
Population
Fertility
Population Dynamics
Demographic Factors
Contraception
Family Planning