Analysis of Couples’ Discordance on Fertility Desire in Ghana

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ID13082007
AutoresIsaac Yeboah (0000-0001-6795-4405, University of Professional Studies, autor de correspondencia), Joshua Okyere (0000-0003-4080-7522, University of Cape Coast), Henry Ofori Duah (0000-0002-4842-6006, University of Cincinnati Medical Center), Andrew Kweku Conduah (0000-0001-6716-0939, University of Professional Studies), Mary Naana Essiaw (0000-0002-4480-409X, University of Professional Studies)
Año2023
Volumen7
Número3
Páginas48-48
Fecha de publicación2023-07-20
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaGenealogy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2313-5778 • E-ISSN: 2313-5778
EditorialMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/genealogy7030048
OpenAlexW4385067575
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas30

Generally, men in sub-Saharan Africa make reproductive decisions that affect their partners. We examined the predictors of fertility desires among married men across three age cohorts: 20–35 years, 36–50 year, and 51–59 years. Using the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey dataset, we conducted ANOVA and multivariate binary logistic regressions on 1431 monogamous married men aged 20–59 years. Two indicators of fertility desire are constructed: (i) the comparison of men’s ideal versus women’s ideal family size, and (ii) the desire for more children. The results indicate that the fertility desire of men is stronger than that of women. The predictors of fertility desire are age, parity, religion, contraceptive use, wealth quintile, couples’ age difference and couples’ difference in education. At ages 20–35 years, men using modern contraceptives were more likely to desire more children compared with those not using any modern contraceptives. However, at ages 36–50 years, men using modern contraceptives were less likely to desire more children. This finding suggests that men change their fertility desires in response to changes in their ages

Affect (linguistics · Family planning · Fertility · Ideal (ethics · Logistic regression · Multivariate analysis · Parity (physics · Political science · Population · Research methodology · Sociology · Total fertility rate · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Psychology