
Contents
Cite
Abstract
Models of fecundability, reviewed in this paper, contribute to a basic understanding of reproductive processes and provide tools to analyse such processes quantitatively. They have applications in such diverse areas as the treatment of fertility impairments, the study of contraceptive effectiveness, and the evaluation of family-planning programmes. Our aim here is to provide a succinct overview of these models for those working in related fields and to identify directions for the further development of such models. We start by defining our terms, giving both a general sense of what is meant by fecundability and a set of more precise specifications of the several distinct phenomena it encompasses, which are sometimes confused with one another in the literature. Our most extensive section reviews the various efforts that have been made over the last several decades to model fecundability, tracing the gradual development of demographic thinking on this topic and distinguishing those models that treat fecundability as an input into the production of such outcomes as patterns of birth spacing and cumulative fertility and those that take fecundability itself as an outcome and focus on its components or deter-minants. In our concluding section, we attempt to identify issues that require further work and to provide a few suggestions as to the kinds of effort that are likely to contribute most substantially to further progress.
Sign in
Personal account
- Sign in with email/username & password
- Get email alerts
- Save searches
- Purchase content
- Activate your purchase/trial code
- Add your ORCID iD
Purchase
Our books are available by subscription or purchase to libraries and institutions.
Purchasing informationMonth: | Total Views: |
---|---|
September 2024 | 2 |
Get help with access
Institutional access
Access to content on Oxford Academic is often provided through institutional subscriptions and purchases. If you are a member of an institution with an active account, you may be able to access content in one of the following ways:
IP based access
Typically, access is provided across an institutional network to a range of IP addresses. This authentication occurs automatically, and it is not possible to sign out of an IP authenticated account.
Sign in through your institution
Choose this option to get remote access when outside your institution. Shibboleth/Open Athens technology is used to provide single sign-on between your institution’s website and Oxford Academic.
If your institution is not listed or you cannot sign in to your institution’s website, please contact your librarian or administrator.
Sign in with a library card
Enter your library card number to sign in. If you cannot sign in, please contact your librarian.
Society Members
Society member access to a journal is achieved in one of the following ways:
Sign in through society site
Many societies offer single sign-on between the society website and Oxford Academic. If you see ‘Sign in through society site’ in the sign in pane within a journal:
If you do not have a society account or have forgotten your username or password, please contact your society.
Sign in using a personal account
Some societies use Oxford Academic personal accounts to provide access to their members. See below.
Personal account
A personal account can be used to get email alerts, save searches, purchase content, and activate subscriptions.
Some societies use Oxford Academic personal accounts to provide access to their members.
Viewing your signed in accounts
Click the account icon in the top right to:
Signed in but can't access content
Oxford Academic is home to a wide variety of products. The institutional subscription may not cover the content that you are trying to access. If you believe you should have access to that content, please contact your librarian.
Institutional account management
For librarians and administrators, your personal account also provides access to institutional account management. Here you will find options to view and activate subscriptions, manage institutional settings and access options, access usage statistics, and more.