The role of abortion in explaining ethnic fertility differentials in Vietnam

• Main Authors: TEERAWICHITCHAINAN, Bussarawan, AMIN, Sajeda
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2009
• Subjects: Asian Studies; Gender and Sexuality
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/773; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/1772/viewcontent/Vietnam_FertilityDecline_Ethnic_2009.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Until recently, Vietnam had the highest abortion rate in Asia. Abortion–mostly provided by the government—is believed to have contributed significantly to the country’s remarkable fertility decline over the last three decades. Despite the overall fertility decline, fertility rates vary across Vietna...