Trends and correlates of contraceptive use in Kenya; 1977-1993
- Nairobi Population Council 1998
- 57p.
Presents data collected in four national surveys conducted in Kenya between 1977 and 1993. Since the mid-1980s, Kenya has experienced perhaps one of the most remarkable fertility transitions in human history. Discusses Kenya’s total fertility rate of 8 children per woman was rated the highest in the world in 1978. The total fertility rate declined by 33 percent from about 8 children per woman in 1977 to 5.4 children per woman in 1993.