Abstract
Nigeria and Ghana are the most densely populated countries in the West Africa with different high fertility levels. We examined factors influencing the unprecedented high fertility levels in the two countries as well as the differentials in the effect of these factors across the countries.
A comparative cross sectional study of Nigeria and Ghana Demographic Health Survey (NDHS & GDHS, 2008) involving 15-49 years old 33,385 and 4,916 women respectively. Data analyzed using descriptive statistics and multinomial logistics regression, pvalue=0.05.
The mean age of respondents in Nigeria and Ghana was 28.65±9.49 and 29±9.70 years respectively. More Nigerian women live in rural areas (64.3%) compared to Ghanaian women (56.0%). Residence, education, employment status and wealth index were significantly associated with fertility levels in both countries. In Ghana, currently married women were over twice more likely to have high fertility level compared with low fertility women than those who were not (OR=2.49, 95% CI: 2.04-3.04) and almost four times more likely in Nigeria (OR=3.81, 95% CI:1.1-11.9).
Primary education or none and unemployment were amongst factors causing high fertility, there is need for public enlightenment on fertility reduction as well as better women education and employment
Key words: Fertility, Educational
A comparative cross sectional study of Nigeria and Ghana Demographic Health Survey (NDHS & GDHS, 2008) involving 15-49 years old 33,385 and 4,916 women respectively. Data analyzed using descriptive statistics and multinomial logistics regression, pvalue=0.05.
The mean age of respondents in Nigeria and Ghana was 28.65±9.49 and 29±9.70 years respectively. More Nigerian women live in rural areas (64.3%) compared to Ghanaian women (56.0%). Residence, education, employment status and wealth index were significantly associated with fertility levels in both countries. In Ghana, currently married women were over twice more likely to have high fertility level compared with low fertility women than those who were not (OR=2.49, 95% CI: 2.04-3.04) and almost four times more likely in Nigeria (OR=3.81, 95% CI:1.1-11.9).
Primary education or none and unemployment were amongst factors causing high fertility, there is need for public enlightenment on fertility reduction as well as better women education and employment
Key words: Fertility, Educational
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