The total fertility rate of Nigerian women has remained high at 5.7. This is even higher for women in rural areas. Men and women in rural areas desire more children than those in urban areas. This study was aimed at describing and comparing the factors that influence family size decisions among men and women in Bokkos, a rural Local Government Area in Plateau state, Nigeria. A cross sectional descriptive comparative study was used. Data was collected using structured interviewer administered questionnaires. Seventy two percent of women and 83.6% of men who desire to have 1-4 children had at least a secondary school education. Close to seventy percent of both men and women would have fewer children if they are certain of their survival to ad...
Introduction: The global population has been on the increase, and this may be as a result of persist...
Background: Over the years, the role of men in family planning (FP) has been continuously emphasized...
Context/Background: Given the current socio-economic conditions of the Nigerian nation-state, it is ...
The total fertility rate of Nigerian women has remained high at 5.7. This is even higher for women i...
The total fertility rate of Nigerian women has remained high at 5.7. This is even higher for women i...
The research study was on family size and gender preferences in rural and urban areas of Zamfara sta...
Among other things, fertility control in Nigeria may not be feasible without recourse to socioeconom...
Discussions on fertility behaviour and population control policies have focused exclusively on the b...
Fertility decision making between the husband and wife is important in determining the fertility lev...
Context: A relatively high fertility is still sustained in sub-urban and rural Nigeria despite the e...
The study examined the impact of gender differences on couples’ reproductive behaviour. The study wa...
Kenyan women have more children, especially in rural areas, than in most developing nations. This is...
Plain Language Summary Reduction in ideal number of children has been suggested as a necessary condi...
Efforts at reducing fertility in developing areas have focused on women who are expected to determin...
Purpose – The objective is to determine the influence of economic and social/cultural factors on fam...
Introduction: The global population has been on the increase, and this may be as a result of persist...
Background: Over the years, the role of men in family planning (FP) has been continuously emphasized...
Context/Background: Given the current socio-economic conditions of the Nigerian nation-state, it is ...
The total fertility rate of Nigerian women has remained high at 5.7. This is even higher for women i...
The total fertility rate of Nigerian women has remained high at 5.7. This is even higher for women i...
The research study was on family size and gender preferences in rural and urban areas of Zamfara sta...
Among other things, fertility control in Nigeria may not be feasible without recourse to socioeconom...
Discussions on fertility behaviour and population control policies have focused exclusively on the b...
Fertility decision making between the husband and wife is important in determining the fertility lev...
Context: A relatively high fertility is still sustained in sub-urban and rural Nigeria despite the e...
The study examined the impact of gender differences on couples’ reproductive behaviour. The study wa...
Kenyan women have more children, especially in rural areas, than in most developing nations. This is...
Plain Language Summary Reduction in ideal number of children has been suggested as a necessary condi...
Efforts at reducing fertility in developing areas have focused on women who are expected to determin...
Purpose – The objective is to determine the influence of economic and social/cultural factors on fam...
Introduction: The global population has been on the increase, and this may be as a result of persist...
Background: Over the years, the role of men in family planning (FP) has been continuously emphasized...
Context/Background: Given the current socio-economic conditions of the Nigerian nation-state, it is ...