Regional Analysis of the Proximate Determinants of Fecundity in Mexico

The important reduction of fertility levels is a known fact in Mexico, but territorial differences are still noticed on this matter, which is conditioned to ruling uneven regional development & its repercussion in the local demographic situation. In this work, the regional analysis of direct determinants of the fecundity levels is approached, as a means to better understand the proposed problematic. Contraception, sexual intercourse, post-partum infertility & voluntary interruption of pregnancy are studied with a recent source of information, & by means of the proximate determinants method, modified by Stover, already applied in other Latin American countries & whose results for Mexico & its regions are shown in this paper. Tables, Graphs, Appendixes, References. Adapted from the source document.