Mohamed Ali Hussein Aboakrab, Ph.D. Associate Professor,
Statistics Department, Faculty of Politics and Economics, Beni-Suef University, Egypt.
Mohamed Helmy, Ph.D. Assistant Professor,
Department of Statistics, Mathematics and Insurance, Faculty of Commerce, University of Sadat City, Egypt.
Fertility Decline and Contraceptive Use Inequality in Egypt: Decomposition Analysis
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Abstract
The current paper is an attempt to examine and measure inequalities in low fertility
and current contraceptive utilization in Egypt. This is done through using
Wagstaff decomposition to identify the causes’ contributions of socioeconomic inequality in
low fertility and current contraceptive use. The 2014 Egypt Demographic and Health Survey
(EDHS) provides the data for this study. The decomposition analysis of this paper reveals
that household wealth, mother's education, and place of residence were the most significant
factors contributing to socioeconomic inequality in low fertility and current contraceptive
utilization in Egypt. Our findings suggest that policy interventions aimed at improving
household economic conditions and increasing women's education have contributed to
reducing inequality in contraceptive use and declining fertility in Egypt.