Table 6.

Changes in socio-economic factors at the regional level and regional fertility trends. **p < 0.05.

region/country	change in				fertility trends
	living in urban area	secondary education	professional work	living in poor households
Kenya
Nairobi	0	0.04	−0.13	−0.83**	stall
Central	0.37**	0.20**	0.06	−0.68**	declining
Coastal	0.08	−0.06	−0.33**	−0.01	declining
Eastern	−0.21**	−0.24**	−0.08	−0.38**	stall
Nyanza	−0.21**	0.03	−0.25	−0.38**	stall
Rift Valley	0.34**	0.02	−0.34**	−0.11**	stall
Western	−0.05	−0.23**	−0.51**	−0.27**	stall
total	0.08**	0	−0.19**	−0.27**	stall
Tanzania
Coastal	0.17**	0.40**	0.25	0.12**	declining
Northern Highlands	−0.38**	1.29**	0.13	−0.44**	declining
Lake	0.28**	0.49	0.58	−0.08	declining
Central	0.24	0.24	0.87	−0.19**	stall
Southern Highlands	−0.15	−0.06	−1.07	−0.18**	stall
South	−0.14	0.49	0.45	−0.22**	declining
total	0.30**	0.48**	0.12	−0.16**	stall
Uganda
Central	0.01	0.19**	0.28	−0.18**	declining
Eastern	−0.20**	0.20**	0.31	−0.11**	increasing
Northern	0.45**	0.11	0.27	0.04	declining
Western	0.51**	0.16	0.25	−0.20**	declining
total	0.01	0.12**	0.23	−0.08**	declining
Zimbabwe
Manicaland	0.42**	0.21**	0.16	−0.21**	declining
Mashonaland Central	−0.47**	0.15**	0.31	0.15	declining
Mashonaland East	0.33**	0.20**	−0.06	−0.12	declining
Mashonaland West	0.25**	0.24**	0.13	0.04	declining
Matabeleland North	−0.37**	0.05	−0.33**	0.23**	stall
Matabeleland South	0.23**	0.11	−0.03	−0.35**	declining
Midlands	0.07	0.11	0.12	0.06	stall
Masvingo	−0.26**	0.01	−0.66**	0.04	stall
Harare/Chitungwiza	0	0.07**	−0.09	0.13	declining
Bulawayo	0	0.09**	−0.14	0	declining
total	0.01	0.11**	−0.07**	0.03	declining