 | The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA |
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| The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA |
Alison Buttenheim, MBA, Department of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, 176 W Oak Park Dr, Claremont, CA 91711, 909 399 0816, abuttenheim@hotmail.com
Uttar Pradesh is India’s largest state with 166 million people. The total fertility rate is 4.3 births per woman and forty percent of the population is under fifteen years old. In the context of India’s National Population Policy for 2000, which calls for replacement-level fertility by 2010 and a stable population by 2045, Uttar Pradesh’s situation presents a sizable challenge. With infant and maternal mortality rates that rank among the highest in India, the state has a dual policy goal of limiting population growth while improving birth outcomes for mothers and children. Two potentially effective means to achieve these goals are delaying the age of marriage and increasing the intervals between births. But how effective? In this study, data from the National Family Health Survey-2 are used to generate population projections for Uttar Pradesh for 2001-2050 are under varying marriage and birth spacing scenarios to determine the impact on population growth. Results demonstrate that both policies could significantly curb population momentum, even if total fertility rates are slow to decline. The study concludes with policy recommendations to specifically address age of marriage and birth spacing in Uttar Pradesh.
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Keywords: Population, Policy/Policy Development
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.