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Demographic characteristics of a rural area in Kenya in 1974–80

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

J. K. van Ginneken ,
A. S. Muller ,
A. M. Voorhoeve  and
Omondi-Odhiambo
J. K. van Ginneken
Affiliation:
Medical Research Centre, Department of Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, and Department of Tropical Hygiene, Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
A. S. Muller
Affiliation:
Medical Research Centre, Department of Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, and Department of Tropical Hygiene, Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
A. M. Voorhoeve
Affiliation:
Medical Research Centre, Department of Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, and Department of Tropical Hygiene, Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Omondi-Odhiambo
Affiliation:
Medical Research Centre, Department of Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, and Department of Tropical Hygiene, Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Summary

A longitudinal, epidemiological study was carried out in a rural area of Kenya with a population of about 28,000 between 1974 and 1980. Population registration during this time showed that population growth was very high between 1974 and 1978 (4·4% per year) and much lower in 1979 and 1980 (1·1%). Natural increase was nearly as high as in Kenya as a whole (3·7%) in this period. Fertility was somewhat lower than in all Kenya (the crude birth rate was 46 per 1000) while mortality was substantially lower (7 per 1000). Evidence is presented supporting the argument that these low mortality rates are genuine. Levels of temporary and permanent migration are high and probably characteristic for many parts of Kenya. The change in population growth in 1979 and 1980 is probably due to changes in economic conditions leading in particular to less in-migration and to more out-migration.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 16 , Issue 3 , July 1984 , pp. 411 - 423
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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