Acta Biologica Szegediensis
Volume 42, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 251-257

Some aspects of the reproductive behaviour of immigrant women in Spain (Article)

Marrodán M.D.* , Prado C. , Acevedo P. , Cuesta C. , Juan R. , Pérez De Landazabal E. , Sánchez-Andrés A.
  • a Secc. de Antropología, Dpto. Biología Animal 1, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
  • b Secc. de Antropología, Dpto. Biología, Universidad Autónoma, 28049 Madrid, Spain
  • c Secc. de Antropología, Dpto. Biología, Universidad Autónoma, 28049 Madrid, Spain
  • d Secc. de Antropología, Dpto. Biología, Universidad Autónoma, 28049 Madrid, Spain
  • e Secc. de Antropología, Dpto. Biología, Universidad Autónoma, 28049 Madrid, Spain
  • f Secc. de Antropología, Dpto. Biología Animal 1, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
  • g Depto. de Biología Animal, Fac. de Ciencias Biológicas, Univ. de Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain

Abstract

A diverse population of Third World and Eastern European immigrants now resides in Spain. Research was carried out to establish whether each of these migrant groups maintains its own reproductive patterns in the host country. This paper reports on five samples composed of 200 women originating from the Southern Cone, Central and South America, Africa, the Near East and Eastern Europe. Selected variables of the reproductive background were analysed: age at menarche, age at marriage, contraception, family size, child spacing, breast-feeding habits and post-partum amenorrhea.

Author Keywords

Reproductive behaviour Spain Female bioanthropology international migration

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ISSN: 03246523
Original Language: English