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Title: | High Fertility and Development in Cameroon |
Author: | Nana-Fabu, Stella |
Year: | 2001 |
Periodical: | Journal of Social Development in Africa (ISSN 1012-1080) |
Volume: | 16 |
Issue: | 1 |
Period: | January |
Pages: | 25-43 |
Language: | English |
Notes: | biblio. refs. |
Geographic terms: | Cameroon West Africa |
Subjects: | development fertility Health and Nutrition Miscellaneous (i.e. Demography, Refugees, Sports) Development and Technology Fertility and Infertility demography Economic and social development population |
Abstract: | The high fertility rate in Cameroon is one of the fundamental causes of relative underdevelopment in the country. This is because it reduces resources by drawing upon the limited government revenues that could otherwise have been used for increased production and development as well as to provide rudimentary economic, health and social services for everybody in the country, especially the poor and disabled. The paper identifies the socioeconomic, cultural and health consequences of high fertility for the overall development of Cameroon and discusses how family planning can be implemented in ways that would produce more positive results and enhance development. Bibliogr., notes, sum. |