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. 2018 Mar;44(1):87-116.
doi: 10.1111/padr.12114. Epub 2017 Dec 20.

The Flexibility of Fertility Preferences in a Context of Uncertainty

Jenny Trinitapoli, Sara Yeatman

The Flexibility of Fertility Preferences in a Context of Uncertainty

Jenny Trinitapoli et al. Popul Dev Rev. 2018 Mar.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Level of flexibility (range 0–36) among women in Balaka, 2009 NOTE: Figure shows quintiles from most fixed to most flexible. N=1,505 women. SOURCE: Tsogolo la Thanzi, Wave 1
Figure 2
Figure 2
Predictors of flexibility among young women in Balaka, 2009 NOTE: Displays unstandardized coefficients and 95 percent confidence intervals based on a single OLS model. Numeracy measure comes from Wave 7. Listwise deletion to deal with three missing cases. N=1,502. SOURCE: Tsogolo la Thanzi, Wave 1.
Figure 3
Figure 3
IFS changes over time by numeric flexibility level (0–18) at baseline N=1,505 SOURCE: Tsogolo la Thanzi, Waves 1–8.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Surprise pregnancy and modern contraceptive use at three points in time by prospective flexibility score (range 0–36) NOTE: Based on predicted probabilities; models control for age, parity, marital status, distance from town center, household goods index, years of education, and stated desire to have a child within two years. Ns vary depending on outcome, ranging from 1,067 for surprise pregnancy to 1,505 for modern contraceptive use measured at W1. SOURCE: Tsogolo la Thanzi, Waves 1–8 and TLT‐2, 2015.
Figure 5
Figure 5
HIV and treatment context of Malawi, 2004–2015 NOTE: Vertical dashed lines represent time of flexibility module data collection; vertical dotted lines represent time of other survey rounds, specifically IFS, pregnancy, and contraceptive use. SOURCE: UNAIDS.
Figure 6
Figure 6
Levels of flexibility among young women in Balaka, 2009 and 2015 NOTE: Figure shows quintiles from most fixed to most flexible. N=1,200. SOURCE: Tsogolo la Thanzi.
Figure 7
Figure 7
Age‐standardized view of flexibility level using a modified Lexis diagram NOTE: The Lexis diagram summarizes change in the average flexibility score (range 0–36) between 2009 and 2015 for each single‐year birth cohort. Comparisons can be made for each cohort over time (diagonal lines) or for age groups (e.g., 21‐year‐olds) at the two points in time (vertical lines). For example, the average flexibility level among 21‐year‐olds rose from 12.46 in 2009 to 14.27 in 2015 (change of 2.48). Among respondents who were 25 in 2009, flexiblity levels averaged 11.21 but dropped to 7.76 by 2015 (change of –3.45). SOURCE: Tsogolo la Thanzi, Wave 1 (2009) and TLT‐2 (2015).
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