Fertility and Family Planning in Vietnam: Evidence from the 1994 Inter- censal Demographic Survey

Results from the 1994 Vietnam Inter-censal Demographic Survey reveal substantial change over recent years in reproductive behavior and attitudes. Fertility has continued to decline to a level not far above a total fertility rate of three children per woman. Compared with the late 1980s, contraceptiv...

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Published in:Studies in family planning 1996-01, Vol.27 (1), p.1-17
Main Authors: Van Phai, Nguyen, Knodel, John, Van Cam, Mai, Xuyen, Hoang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abortion, Induced - statistics & numerical data
Adolescent
Adult
Attitude surveys
Birth Control
Birth Rate - trends
Census data
Children
Contraception
Contraception Behavior
Contraceptives
Contraceptives, Oral
Demographic Change
Demographics
Demography
Family Characteristics
Family Planning
Female
Female fertility
Fertility
Fertility Decline
Fertility, Human
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Services Needs and Demand
Health surveys
Human fertility
Humans
Intrauterine devices
Middle Aged
Oral contraceptives
Polls & surveys
Pregnancy
Relationship
Sexual behavior
Surveys
Vietnam
Vietnam - epidemiology
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Summary:Results from the 1994 Vietnam Inter-censal Demographic Survey reveal substantial change over recent years in reproductive behavior and attitudes. Fertility has continued to decline to a level not far above a total fertility rate of three children per woman. Compared with the late 1980s, contraceptive knowledge has broadened and contraceptive prevalence has increased, reaching a level of 65 percent of currently married women of reproductive age. The dominance of the IUD among modern methods has been reduced somewhat. Stated family-size preferences have shifted noticeably downward. Recently married women indicate that they want only 2.3 children, on average, suggesting that fertility will continue to fall in coming years. These findings suggest that Vietnam is in the midst of a transition that will lead to low levels of fertility in the near future.
ISSN:0039-3665
1728-4465
DOI:10.2307/2138073