Ezeh A C
Macro International, Inc., Calverton, MD 20705, USA.
Demography. 1997 Aug;34(3):355-68.
In this paper I examine the effect of polygyny on aggregate reproductive behavior. I argue that within countries there exist different polygyny regimes, each exhibiting a unique reproductive pattern. Using the 1988/1989 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS1) data, I identify three distinct regimes: low-polygyny, mid-polygyny, and high-polygyny regimes. The results of the bivariate and multivariate analyses reveal strong differences in reproductive preferences and behaviors across polygyny regimes. High-polygyny regimes, for instance, maintain a value orientation that favors and encourages high reproductive performance. The force of this pronatalism operates equally for men and women; but whereas men in this regime attain their reproductive goals by marrying multiple wives, women attain theirs by maximizing their reproductive capabilities. This maximization occurs through early initiation of sexual/reproductive activity, universal marriage and minimal interruption of marriage, nonuse of contraception within a union, and a positive attitude toward high fertility.
在本文中，我研究了一夫多妻制对总体生育行为的影响。我认为，在各个国家内部存在不同的一夫多妻制模式，每种模式都呈现出独特的生育模式。利用1988/1989年肯尼亚人口与健康调查（KDHS1）数据，我识别出三种不同的模式：低一夫多妻制、中一夫多妻制和高一夫多妻制模式。双变量和多变量分析结果显示，不同一夫多妻制模式下的生育偏好和行为存在显著差异。例如，高一夫多妻制模式秉持一种有利于并鼓励高生育表现的价值取向。这种生育至上主义对男性和女性的作用是相同的；但在这种模式下，男性通过娶多个妻子来实现其生育目标，而女性则通过最大化自身生育能力来实现目标。这种最大化通过以下方式实现：尽早开始性/生殖活动、普遍结婚且婚姻中断极少、在婚姻关系中不使用避孕措施以及对高生育率持积极态度。
