how is population growth related to female literacy
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Educated women are known to take informed reproductive and healthcare
decisions. These result in population stabilization and better infant
care reflected by lower birth rates and infant mortality rates (IMRs),
respectively. Materials and Methods: Our objective was to study
the relationship of male and female literacy rates with crude birth
rates (CBRs) and IMRs of the states and union territories (UTs) of
India. The data were analyzed using linear regression. CBR and IMR were
taken as the dependent variables; while the overall literacy rates,
male, and female literacy rates were the independent variables. Results: CBRs were inversely related to literacy rates (slope parameter = -0.402, P
< 0.001). On multiple linear regression with male and female
literacy rates, a significant inverse relationship emerged between
female literacy rate and CBR (slope = -0.363, P < 0.001), while male literacy rate was not significantly related to CBR (P = 0.674). IMR of the states were also inversely related to their literacy rates (slope = -1.254, P
< 0.001). Multiple linear regression revealed a significant inverse
relationship between IMR and female literacy (slope = -0.816, P = 0.031), whereas male literacy rate was not significantly related (P = 0.630). Conclusion: Female literacy is relatively highly important for both population stabilization and better infant health.
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