Does early childbearing and a sterilization-focused family planning programme in India fuel population growth?

Zoë Matthews, Sabu S. Padmadas, Inge Hutter, Juliet McEachran, James Brown

Demographic Research · 2009 · 45 citations · 32 references

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Recent stagnation in the reduction of infant mortality in India can arguably be attributed to early child bearing practices and the lack of progress in lengthening birth intervals. Meanwhile, family planning efforts have been particularly successful in

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