Ideal versus actual: the contradiction in number of children born to Nigerian women.
J Biosoc Sci
; 43(2): 233-45, 2011 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-21205376
Although desired family size is often different from actual family size, the dynamics of this difference are not well understood. This paper examines the patterns and determinants of the difference between desired and actual number of children (unmet fertility desires) among women aged 15-49 years using pooled data from the 1990, 1999 and 2003 Nigeria Demographic and Health Surveys (NDHSs). The results show that more than two-thirds of the sample have unmet fertility desires (18.1% have more while 52.4% have fewer than desired). It was found that early and late childbearing increased the odds of unmet fertility desires. Also, women with low levels of education, from poor households, rural residents as well as those who had experienced child death were at a higher risk of unmet fertility desires in the multivariate context. The study highlights the policy and programme implications of the findings.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Paridad
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Composición Familiar
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Equity_inequality
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
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Pregnancy
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Biosoc Sci
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Kenia
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido