Demographic diversity and change in the Central American isthmus / edited by Anne R. Pebley, Luis Rosero-Bixby.

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Publication InfoSanta Monica, CA : Rand, 1997.
Descriptionxiv, 736 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
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Other author/creatorPebley, Anne R., 1953-
Other author/creatorRosero Bixby, Luis.
Other author/creatorUniversidad de Costa Rica. Programa Centroamericano de Población.
Other author/creatorInternational Conference on the Population of the Central American Isthmus (1995 : University of Costa Rica)
Contents Demographic situation of Central America / CELADE -- Rapid look at the fertility transition by zone of residence in Central America and Panama / José Miguel Guzmán -- Low intensity warfare, high intensity death: the demographic impact of the wars in El Salvador and Nicaragua / Mitchell A. Seligson and Vincent McElhinny -- Estimates of the indigenous population of Central America (16th to 20th centuries) / Héctor Pérez --
Contents Maya population of Guatemala / W. George Lovell and Christopher H. Lutz -- Indigenous population of Guatemala according to the 1981 and 1994 censuses (preliminary figures) / Erwin Rolando Díaz -- Differences in education and earnings across ethnic groups in Guatemala / Harry Anthony Patrinos -- Poverty in Cahuita district, 1994 / Irma Sandoval Carvajal -- Nutritional status of children in Central America / Laurence M. Grummer-Strawn --
Contents Maternal mortality and morbidity in El Salvador / Isabella Danel ...[et al.] -- Cesarean delivery in the Costa Rican Social Security System / Ligia Moya de Madrigal -- Midwives and formal providers in prenatal, delivery and post-partum care in four communities in rural Guatemala: complementarity or conflict? / Dolores Acevedo and Elena Hurtado -- Trends and differences in fertility, use of contraceptives and maternal and child health services in El Salvador: 1988-1993 / José Mario Cáceres Henríquez ...[et al.] --
Contents Use of contraception and knowledge of health technologies / Arodys Robles -- Regional differences in family size preferences in Costa Rica and their implications for transition theory / Albert I. Hermalin, Ann P. Riley, and Luis Rosero-Bixby -- Diffusion of information and adoption of contraception in Costa Rica / Rodney Knight -- Spatial dimensions of family planning in Costa Rica: the value of geocoding demographic surveys / Luis Rosero-Bixby -- Examining the increasing popularity of traditional contraceptive methods in Honduras / David Hubacher ...[et al.] --
Contents Adolescent motherhood in Guatemala: a comparative perspective / Renee Samara -- Demographic processes, land, and the environment in Guatemala / Richard E. Bilsborrow and Paul Stupp -- Perception and adjustment to environmental hazards: a cross-cultural comparision from Honduras / Catherine Hoover-Castañeda / Migration and environmental change in Costa Rica since 1950 / Uli Locher -- Participatory research mapping of indigenous lands in the Honduran Mosquitia / Peter H. Herligy and Andrew P. Leake.
General notePapers originally presented at the International Conference on the Population of the Central American Isthmus organized by the Central American Population Program at the University of Costa Rica.
General note"CF-135-AMF"--P. [4] of cover.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
LCCN 97031180
ISBN0833025511