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[사회] Family planning, birth seasonality and child health in Kenya
케냐 국외연구자료 연구보고서 - African Development Bank 발간일 : 2023-06-21 등록일 : 2023-08-13 원문링크
The use of contraceptives may enable parents to better plan the timing of conception. At the same time, existing evidence shows that birth season can be critical for child survival and health in developing countries. Hence, I explore the extent to what family planning affects birth seasonality, and if these changes (provided there is any) translate into a reduction in the proportion of births in specific periods of the year that are detrimental to child outcomes. Using five DHS rounds data from Kenya, country which is regarded as one of the leading nations in family planning in Africa, I find that the use of modern contraceptives significantly reduces the likelihood of giving birth in the third quarter of the year which contains the longest part of the lean season and seems to be most detrimental to child outcomes in the country. These findings shed light on fertility timing as a potential mechanism through which family planning may positively impacts on child health, beyond birth spacing and longer breastfeeding which are the most common explanations.
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