Abstract
PIP:
In this study of 450 married women in the rural part of Agra district, India, the effect of various factors on the open birth interval is explored. Factors considered include age, parity, lactation, and amenorrhea. The results indicate that fertility is strongly and significantly correlated with the period of lactation in comparison with the other factors considered.
MeSH terms
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Age Factors*
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Amenorrhea*
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Asia
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Biology
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Birth Intervals*
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Birth Rate*
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Breast Feeding*
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Demography
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Developing Countries
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Disease
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Fertility*
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Health
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India
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Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
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Lactation*
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Menstruation Disturbances
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Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
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Parity*
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Physiology
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Population
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Population Characteristics
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Population Dynamics
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Pregnancy
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Rural Population