A 27-year-old nulliparous woman presents for contraception counseling. Vital signs are stable (BP 118/76, HR 72, RR 14, Temp 37°C). She takes no medications and denies contraindications to hormonal contraception. During discussion of regional reproductive trends, you review demographic data showing that if current fertility patterns persist, an average woman in her country would deliver 1.6 children throughout her reproductive lifetime. Which of the following best describes this epidemiologic quantity?
- A)Total fertility rateGABARITO
- B)General fertility rate
- C)Maternal mortality ratio
- D)Net reproduction rate
- E)Crude birth rate
Explicação
Total fertility rate estimates the average number of children a woman would have over her reproductive years if current age specific fertility rates remained constant. It summarizes lifetime fertility, not annual births in the whole population. The vignette di... Ver explicação completa e trilha adaptativa →