Seasonal Variation in Conception in Rural Uganda and Mexico1
- 1 June 1973
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in American Anthropologist
- Vol. 75 (3) , 676-686
- https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1973.75.3.02a00030
Abstract
Using data from rural Uganda and Mexico, this study explores the use of multivariate statistical procedures for examining the combined effects of certain socio‐cultural and climatic variables on seasonal variations in conception. In addition, it fails to support the hypotheses advanced by Nurge (1970) that more conceptions occur during periods of heavy work and that more births occur during periods of light work. Different results and alternative conclusions are presented.Keywords
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