1. Anti-Natalist Policies in Local Coverage Determinations
'Family planning' was viewed as a strategy for population change. ... Between 1960 and 1988, the nation's total fertility was reduced from 6.0 children per woman to 1.6, which was below replacement-level fertility. ... This impressive decline came after a period of stalled fertility levels in the 1990s, like many other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. ... Changing behavioral responses towards these disruptive movements in a country's economic growth can have a major impact on fertility rates regardless of the lower level of child mortality and the revitalization of health ...
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