Demographic Diversity and Change in the Central American Isthmus

by Pebley, Anne R.; Rosero-Bixby, Luis

• ISBN13: 9780833025517
• ISBN10: 0833025511
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-10-28
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

This is the first English-language collection of recent research on demographic, social, and environmental issues in Central America.

Table of Contents

Authors
Preface and Acknowledgements
Introduction
The Demographic Situation of Central America	p. 1
A Rapid Look at the Fertility Transition by Zone of Residence in Central America and Panama	p. 41
Low Intensity Warfare, High Intensity Death: The Demographic Impact of the Wars in El Salvador and Nicaragua	p. 59
Estimates of the Indigenous Population of Central America (16th to 20th Centuries)	p. 97
The Maya Population of Guatemala	p. 117
The Indigenous Population of Guatemala According to the 1981 and 1994 Censuses (Preliminary Figures)	p. 133
Differences in Education and Earnings Across Ethnic Groups in Guatemala	p. 145
Poverty in Cahuita District, 1994	p. 165
The Nutritional Status of Children in Central America	p. 191
Maternal Mortality and Morbidity in El Salvador	p. 213
Cesarean Delivery in the Costa Rican Social Security System	p. 237
Midwives and Formal Providers in Prenatal, Delivery and Postpartum Care in Four Communities in Rural Guatemala: Complementarity or Conflict?	p. 271
Trends and Differences in Fertility, Use of Contraceptives and Maternal and Child Health Services in El Salvador: 1988-1993	p. 327
Use of Contraception and Knowledge of Health Technologies	p. 367
Regional Differences in Family Size Preferences in Costa Rica and Their Implications for Transition Theory	p. 403
The Diffusion of Information and Adoption of Contraception in Costa Rica	p. 455
Spatial Dimensions of Family Planning in Costa Rica: The Value of Geocoding Demographic Surveys	p. 497
Examining the Increasing Popularity of Traditional Contraceptive Methods in Honduras	p. 533
Adolescent Motherhood in Guatemala: A Comparative Perspective	p. 557
Demographic Processes, Land, and the Environment in Guatemala	p. 581
Perception And Adjustment To Environmental Hazards: A Cross-Cultural Comparison From Honduras	p. 625
Migration and Environmental Change in Costa Rica Since 1950	p. 667
Participatory Research Mapping of Indigenous Lands in the Honduran Mosquitia	p. 707
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