TY  - CONF
EP  - 510
TI  - Socio-Demographic Factors, Contraceptive Use and
Fertility Preference among Married Women in South-
South Region of Nigeria
M2  - Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria
Y1  - 2016/05/11/
ID  - eprints6693
SP  - 504
AV  - public
N2  - Nigeria is among a few countries in sub-Saharan
Africa with consistently low contraceptive use of 15%
among married women whose average fertility rate is 5.5
from the 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey
(NDHS) report. The [21], report showed that while fertility
rate of 5.5 in 2013 was a slight drop from previous years of
5.7 in 2003 and 2008, contraceptive use has experienced
only a gradual increase of 2% from 2003 figures. This
study examines the relationships between sociodemographic
factors influencing contraceptive use of
married women and how this affects their fertility
preferences now and in the future. The study used the
2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey [21] data
sets. Analysis employed univariate, bivariate, and
multivariate analytical techniques. Results show that some
women background factors like state of residence,
education, wealth index, and number of other wives have
both direct and indirect relationship with contraceptive
use. The odds that women used contraceptive method
increased significantly by level of education, wealth status,
and number of living children, and the odds varied
significantly by state of residence, number of other wives,
and fertility preference. Effective programming focused on
contraceptive increase will need to consider state
variations, educational levels, and wealth differences
across sub-groups in this region. Other important factors
that should be factored into programming are number of
co-wives, number of living children per woman, and
whether women are favorable or not to having another
child.
T2  - 3rd International Conference On African Development Issues (CU-ICADI)
KW  - socio-demographic factors
KW  -  contraceptive use
KW  - 
fertility preference
KW  -  married women.
UR  - http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/6693/
A1  - Iheyinwa , Chidinma Salami
A1  - Oladosu, Muyiwa
ER  -