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Victor Agadjanian

University of California, Los Angeles, United States
Fertility and reproduction

The role of polygyny in sub-Saharan Africa’s fertility decline

March 5, 2026 Sophia Chae Chae and Victor Agadjanian
Fertility, fertility decline, polygynous, Sub-Saharan Africa

Across 23 sub-Saharan African countries, fertility decline in the past few decades is in good part attributable to the shrinking share of women in polygynous unions. As Sophia Chae and … Read more

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