Demographic responses to environmental stress in the drought- and famine-prone areas of Northern Ethiopia.
Demographic responses to environmental stress in the drought- and famine-prone areas of Northern Ethiopia.
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10.1002/ijpg.226
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2001-01-01
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Ezra, M.
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Ezra, M.
本研究利用埃塞俄比亚北部干旱易发地区干旱和饥荒对人口影响的初步调查数据（总共收集了 1981 个家庭），认为日益严重的环境压力和持续的粮食不安全刺激了农业社区的人口行为和态度的变化，包括： 计划生育服务的接受率提高；改变对早婚和生育大量孩子的态度；生育率实际下降；移出社区（特别是青年人）；许多农民倾向于参与非农创收活动和就业部门。
Using primary survey data (gathered from a total of 1981 households) on the demographic consequences of drought and famine in the drought-prone areas of northern Ethiopia, this study argues that growing environmental stress and persisting food insecurity have stimulated changes in the demographic behaviours and attitudes of farming communities, including: an increase in acceptance rates of family planning services; changing attitudes towards early marriage and having a large number of children; actual reduction in fertility; migration (particularly of the youth) out of the communities; and the tendency by many farmers to be involved in non-farm income-generating activities and employment sectors.