Study Of Fertility Indicators In Slum Area of Ahmedabad City In India

Abstract

Introduction: India is one of the most populous countries of the world. Various efforts to control population growth in India are yet to reach the goal of stabilization of the population. Fertility indicators are the measures to know the direction of the population growth. Methods: Present cross sectional study was conducted to study the fertility indicators of a slum area of Ahmedabad city located in the western India. The study was conducted amongst 293 Married Women of Reproductive Age of a slum area, in the West Zone of Ahmedabad city, India.Results: The proportion of married women in 20-24 years was 21.8% reflecting the age at marriage. The mean numbers of conception and live births were 2.93+ 2.05 and 2.52 + 1.81. The proportion of pregnancy loss was 13.97% out of which MTP accounted for 52.5%. Fertility Indicators of the study area: Crude Birth Rate-32.86 per 1000 population, General Fertility Rate111.7 per woman, Total Fertility Rate3.4 per woman and Gross Reproductive Rate-1.66.Conclusion:. It can be safely concluded from the study that fertility control measures need urgent attention in the urban slum areas.