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International Journal of
Population Studies Role of nuptiality patterns to fertility

to a decrease in lifetime fertility. Women with no formal Availability of data
education, those with secondary or higher education,
women from households with the poorest and middle DHS data are publicly available for use free of charge and
wealth indices, and those residing in communities with can be obtained on request at the following web address:
high literacy levels were key contributors to the lifetime https://dhsprogram.com/data/available-datasets.cfm
fertility transition. Along with the adoption of modern References
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