Fertility and infertility in Papua New Guinea

American Journal of Human Biology : the Official Journal of the Human Biology Council
Carol Jenkins

Abstract

Fertility levels in selected populations of coastal and highland Madang Province of Papua New Guinea are analyzed from reproductive history data. Changing levels of fertility between 1964 and 1984 are examined using reconstructed censuses. Age-specific infertility rates are calculated and evaluated with available data on rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and contraceptive usage. These suggest that STD-associated infertility may be a major factor underlying levels of fertility lower than expected. © 1993 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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