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Reproductive conditions and adverse birth outcomes disproportionately affect women in developing countries. Despite this fact, most research has been conducted with women in the United States and Europe. We sought to determine the burden and risk factors for reproductive outcome…

This dissertation is composed of three essays examining different facets of demography, ranging from an issue affecting infant mortality and two issues affecting fertility. The first paper is an assessment of the role of cousin marriage in infant mortality. Previous studies indi…