Decision making autonomy and fertility behaviour among currently married women in Nigeria.

Q3 Social Sciences

Etude de la Population Africaine Pub Date : 2018-12-01 DOI:10.11564/32-3-1235

O. Banjo, O. Bamiwuye, L. Bisiriyu, O. A. Akintayo

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Background: Decision-making autonomy as a component of women’s status is a less studied indicator of fertility behaviour in Nigeria. Data and Methods: The study utilizes the 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) data to determine women’s characteristics associated with decision-making autonomy and examine the influence of decision-making autonomy on fertility behaviour among currently married women in Nigeria. Relationships between decision-making autonomy and fertility behaviour were examined using Poisson and Binary logistic regressions. Results : Results showed that, about 60% of currently married women were of low autonomy. Decision-making autonomy was associated with women’s age, age at marriage, level of education, religion, employment status, type of residence and household wealth status. The result further showed that women’s decision-making autonomy was significantly associated with lower number of living children and increased contraceptive use. Conclusion: The study concludes that women’s decision-making autonomy is an important predictor of fertility behaviour among currently married women in Nigeria.

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尼日利亚目前已婚妇女的决策自主性和生育行为。

背景：决策自主作为妇女地位的一个组成部分，在尼日利亚是一个研究较少的生育行为指标。数据和方法：该研究利用2013年尼日利亚人口与健康调查（NDHS）数据来确定妇女与决策自主性相关的特征，并研究决策自主性对尼日利亚已婚妇女生育行为的影响。使用泊松和二元逻辑回归检验了决策自主性与生育行为之间的关系。结果：结果显示，目前约60%的已婚妇女自主权较低。决策自主权与妇女的年龄、结婚年龄、教育水平、宗教、就业状况、居住类型和家庭财富状况有关。研究结果进一步表明，妇女的决策自主权与在世儿童数量减少和避孕药具使用增加显著相关。结论：该研究得出结论，妇女的决策自主性是尼日利亚已婚妇女生育行为的重要预测因素。

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Etude de la Population Africaine Social Sciences-Demography

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期刊介绍： African Population Studies is a biannual, peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research articles, reviews, commentaries, letters and case studies on topics related to the disciplines represented by the Union for African Population Studies Association. These disciplines include demography, population studies, public health, epidemiology, social statistics, population geography, development studies, economics and other social sciences that deal with population and development interrelationships that are unique and relevant to Africa and global audience.