Education and Contraceptive Use in the Shadow of a HIV Epidemic: Individual and Community Effects in Zambia, 1996-2007.
Countries characterized by high fertility and low educational attainment have potential to increase adoption of modern contraceptive methods by increasing provision of education. In addition to the positive effects on contraceptive practice the education of an individual is expected to have, it is likely that there are externalities of education. The schooling of one individual is likely to influe