%0 Journal Article
%T Age at marriage, contraceptive use and abortion in Yemen, 1991-1997
%A Pillai
%A Vijayan K.
%A Sunil
%A T.S.
%J Canadian Studies in Population
%D 2004
%I Canadian Population Society
%X English This paper attempts to examine the extent of influence of the three componentsof fertility, age at marriage, extent of modern contraceptive use and the level ofabortion on fertility in the Republic of Yemen and to explore the impact of aselected set of demographic and socioeconomic variables on the three fertilitycomponents. This study uses data from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS)conducted in Yemen in 1991/1992 and 1997. The results from this study presentempirical evidence of an onset of fertility decline in the Republic of Yemen. Animportant component of this decline is delayed age at marriage. There has beenan increase in modem contraceptive use during the last decade. However, thesemethods are not widely used at early stages of family formation. The mostcommon method of family limitation among women with large families isabortion. There has been very little change if any in the widespread occurrenceof abortion during the last decade. There exist significant urban-rural differencesin the levels of contraceptive use and abortion. Improvements in women'seducation and modern sector labor participation are crucial for increasing age atmarriage, and level of contraceptive use and for reducing the prevailing level ofabortion. French Cet article tente d¡¯examiner la port¨¦e de l¡¯influence de trois composantes de laf¨¦condit¨¦, ¨¤ savoir l¡¯age au mariage, la mesure dans laquelle les m¨¦thodes decontraception modernes sont utilis¨¦es et le taux d¡¯avortements dans laR¨¦publique du Y¨¦men. L¡¯article explore aussi l¡¯impact d¡¯un ensemble choisi devariables socio-¨¦conomiques sur les trois composantes de f¨¦condit¨¦. Cette ¨¦tudeutilise les donn¨¦es provenant de Programmes d¡¯enqu¨ºtes d¨¦mographiques etsanitaires men¨¦s au Y¨¦men en 1991-1992 et en 1997. Les r¨¦sultats de cette ¨¦tudeindiquent de fa on empirique un d¨¦but de baisse de fertilit¨¦ dans la R¨¦publiquedu Y¨¦men. Une composante importante de cette baisse est l¡¯age plus avanc¨¦ aumariage. Au cours de la derni¨¨re d¨¦cennie, il y a eu une plus grande utilisationde m¨¦thodes de contraception modernes, bien que ces m¨¦thodes ne soient paslargement utilis¨¦es pendant la premi¨¨re p¨¦riode de formation de la famille. Lam¨¦thode la plus courante de limitation des naissances chez les femmes qui ontune famille nombreuse est l¡¯avortement. Il y a eu tr¨¨s peu de changements dansle nombre d¡¯avortements au cours des dix derni¨¨res ann¨¦es. Il y a cependant desdiff¨¦rences significatives entre la vie urbaine et la vie rurale quant ¨¤ l¡¯utilisationde contraception et au nombre d¡¯avortements. Il est crucial d¡¯apporter desam¨¦liorations ¨¤ l¡¯¨¦d
%K age at marriage
%K contraceptive use
%K abortion
%K Yemen
%K family limitation
%K fertility
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