closed birth interval. See also birth interval, 16–17

coercive policies, 1–2

coital frequency, 19

communication, 32–33, 40, 50, 115, 130, 133, 154, 158, 162

community programs, 6

conception, 8, 18–19, 41–42, 44–46, 48, 51, 73, 76, 79, 83, 85–87, 89, 93–94, 98–99, 101, 103, 107–108, 110, 113–116, 118–121, 151–152, 155, 157–160

consumption, 22, 24, 30, 37, 39, 165

confirmatory factor analysis. See also factor analysis, 121

consanguineous, 10

consummation, 17, 42, 44, 47

contraceptive use, 11, 20, 25–27, 32, 44, 46, 49, 51–53, 55, 58–64, 66–70, 89, 107, 130–131, 133, 143, 145, 150–152, 155–157, 162–164, 166–167, 169

corporate capitalism, 39

cultural

context, 47, 184

factor, 18, 160–161

decision making, 30–32, 34, 40, 43–44, 131, 157–159

Demographic and Health Survey, 13, 53, 55, 63, 65, 133–134, 136, 138–139, 152

demographic innovators, 130–133, 138, 142–145, 161–164, 168

transition, 9, 29, 129–133, 142, 147, 164

developing countries, 1, 3, 6, 12, 27–28, 33, 39–40, 42, 44, 47, 130, 133, 150, 160–161, 164

diffusion

hypothesis, 161

of innovation, 23, 30

model, 130

dissimilarity index, 70

divorce, 19, 45

domestic domain, 44

spheres, 44

drinking water, 73–74, 77, 82–84, 86–88, 92–96, 102–105, 111, 123, 127

economic crisis, 169

dependency, 31

dimension, 43, 46, 48, 72–74, 110–111, 113–115, 119–123, 126, 128, 152, 159–160

power, 31

theories, 15, 21, 30

Egypt, 4–5, 130, 156

electricity, 10, 73–74, 77, 82–88, 92–96, 102–105, 111, 123, 127, 132–134, 138–140, 146, 165–166

empowerment, 31, 154–155, 158–159

ensoulment, 12, 47

environmental factors, 33, 158