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Persistent joblessness and fertility intentions

open access: yesDemographic Research, 2019
Background: The vast majority of demographic studies have approached and operationalised the notion of economic uncertainty using snapshot indicators. Hence, the complexity and diversity of individuals' employment careers were largely hidden.
Annalisa Busetta   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Contraceptive Use and Intent in Guatemala

open access: yesDemographic Research, 2010
Guatemala is characterized by low contraceptive use rates and one of the highest fertility rates in the Western Hemisphere. These rates are particularly extreme for the poorest segment of the population and for the indigenous population.
Kathryn Grace
doaj  

Silent brain infarcts and the risk of dementia and cognitive decline.

open access: yesNew England Journal of Medicine, 2003
BACKGROUND Silent brain infarcts are frequently seen on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in healthy elderly people and may be associated with dementia and cognitive decline.
S. Vermeer   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Differences in Population Fertility Between Urban and Other Settlements in Serbia [PDF]

open access: yesДемографија, 2013
The aim of this paper is to investigate fertility levels and changes in reproductive behavior of the population in urban and other settlements in Serbia.
Uroš Živanović
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Sexual satisfaction among italian university students

open access: yesGenus, 2020
This paper examines the determinants of sexual satisfaction among Italian young men and women at the beginning of their adulthood, taking into account the different stages of sentimental and sexual transitions. We based the analyses on the data collected
Laura Terzera   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Whose job instability affects the likelihood of becoming a parent in Italy? A tale of two partners

open access: yesDemographic Research, 2012
We examine the likelihood of becoming a parent in Italy taking into account the employment (in)stability of both partners in a couple. We use data from four waves of the Italian section of the EU-SILC (Statistics on Income and Living Condition), 2004 ...
Daniele Vignoli   +2 more
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Temporal and spatial trends of adult mortality in small areas of Brazil, 1980–2010

open access: yesGenus, 2020
To determine the variations and spatial patterns of adult mortality across regions, over time, and by sex for 137 small areas in Brazil, we first apply TOPALS to estimate and smooth mortality rates and then use death distribution methods to evaluate the ...
Bernardo L. Queiroz   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mapping foreign nationals in Spain: an exploratory approach at local level

open access: yesGenus, 2019
Spain, which has long been a country of emigration, has become, within a few years, one of the European countries which welcomes the most foreign nationals onto its territory.
Sébastien Oliveau   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Measuring male fertility rates in developing countries with Demographic and Health Surveys: An assessment of three methods

open access: yesDemographic Research, 2017
Background: Levels and patterns of male fertility are poorly documented in developing countries. Demographic accounts of male fertility focus primarily on developed countries, and where such accounts do exist for developing countries they are mainly ...
Bruno Schoumaker
doaj   +1 more source

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