Multipartner Fertility in Nicaragua: Complex Family Formation in a Low-Income Setting

CONCLUSIONMultipartner fertility is a critical demographic and social phenomenon that may contribute to and reflect important gender and family structure inequalities in Nicaragua. Mothers with multipartner fertility may be at especially high risk of raising children without the children's fathers and with low levels of economic support.
Source: The Guttmacher Institute - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: news