期刊名称：Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1232-1966
电子版ISSN：1898-2263
出版年度：2018
卷号：25
期号：1
页码：137-144
DOI：10.26444/aaem/75544
出版社：Institute of Agricultural Medicine in Lublin
摘要：Introduction. The sharp decline in the total fertility rate in Poland coincided with broader socio-economic changes, whichresulted in its reduction to the lowest level observed among the countries of Central and Eastern Europe.Objective. The aim of the study was to investigate and evaluate the changing patterns of reproductive behaviour in ruraland urban areas, depending on the demographic and socio-economic features in Poland.Materials and method. Information about live births in Poland in the years 1995–2014 were obtained from the CentralStatistical Office. Registered cases of live births in rural and urban areas were analyzed considering the maternal features(age, marital status, main source of income). To evaluate the changes in fertility and comparisons between rural and urbanareas, Joinpoint Regresssion was used.Results. In 1995–2014, a shift in the age of highest fertility from 20–24 years to 25–29 years was observed. This occurred atthe same time as a reduction in the fertility rate per 1,000 women aged 15–29 years, more pronounced in rural areas (95.8to 60.0) than in urban areas (63.4 to 51.5), while in women aged 30–49 years, a faster increase in fertility was observed inurban areas (16.4 to 32.0) than in rural areas (27.5–29.2). Fertility trends between rural and urban areas differed significantly.A significant increase in live births for employed mothers was shown mainly in 2005–2009; later, the growth rate in ruralareas was slower and in urban areas the growth trend stopped.Conclusion. The postponement of births and reduction of fertility in women aged 15–29 requires active measures aimedat creating favourable conditions for achieving economic independence for the younger generation, as well as combiningwork with raising children, especially in rural areas.
