Advanced reproductive age and childbearing choices in Nigeria

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ID15216955
AuthorsBola Lukman Solanke (0000-0001-5723-1174, Obafemi Awolowo University, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume38
Issue6
Pages640-657
Publication date2017-02-21
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth Care For Women International (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07399332.2017.1297449
PMID28278019
OpenAlexW2590647023
LanguageEN
References cited41

This study examined the relationship between advanced reproductive age and childbearing choices measured by ideal family size, contraceptive use, and unmet need for contraception. Data were extracted from the 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey. The multinomial logistic regression was applied. Results showed that a majority of the women had large ideal family sizes; were not using any method of contraception; and nearly one-fifth of the women had unmet needs for contraception. Results further showed significant associations between advanced reproductive age and childbearing choices. Public health intervention to boost awareness of consequences of childbearing at an advanced reproductive age in Nigeria is imperative

Environmental health · Family planning · Fertility · Logistic regression · Multinomial logistic regression · Population · Public health · Reproductive health · Research methodology · Sociology · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Global Health Care Issues · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Nursing

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