[Fertility and XXXX in Mozambique: a study in two areas, Maputo and Vilanculos].

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The study about fertility and @entity249 in Maputo City and the rural District of Vilanculos, in Mozambique, was carried out with samples from the 1979 Census Trials. The objective was to study the relationship between mortality and fertility. The results showed that Vilanculos had a higher percentage of mothers who had experienced @entity1 or @entity1 mortality (61%) compared with Maputo (35%). Maputo had a higher proportion of @entity1 deaths per mother when compared with some american countries (Costa Rica and Peru). The total fertility rate was 7.7 in Vilanculos and 6.3 in Maputo, showing the direct relationship between fertility and mortality. @entity249 was studied in the age group over 50 due to possible sociocultural influences interfering in the fertility of younger groups. Maputo had a significant higher proportion of @entity249 (13.7%) compared to Vilanculos (5.6%) (p value 0.001), and to other African countries: Sudan, Senegal, and Alto Volta. Because the author concluded that this difference could be reflecting a problem that occurred in the past, around 30 years ago, the proportions in the age groups 25-29 were compared. Maputo still had the same higher proportion (13.8%), reflecting that the problem was still existing. The percentage of secondary @entity249 was always higher in Maputo, but it could be due to the usual differences between urban and rural areas. Vilanculos had a higher percentage of mothers who had experienced @entity1 or @entity1 mortality, but in the age group 45-64, Maputo showed a higher percentage.
