학술논문
Socio-economic status of women and fertility outcome in Benue State, North-Central, Nigeria.
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Article
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Subject
*EVALUATION of medical care
*STATISTICS
*CROSS-sectional method
*WOMEN
*QUANTITATIVE research
*SURVEYS
*SELF-efficacy
*SOCIAL classes
*FERTILITY
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*CHI-squared test
*QUALITY of life
*DECISION making
*AUTONOMY (Psychology)
*LOGISTIC regression analysis
*JUDGMENT sampling
*STATISTICAL sampling
*DATA analysis software
*ODDS ratio
*MARITAL status
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ISSN
0739-9332
Abstract
Nigeria still records high fertility despite launching programs to reduce fertility rate. We therefore surveyed the influence of socio-economic status of women on their fertility outcome in Benue State, North-Central, Nigeria. Data from 1049 childbearing women were collected using questionnaires. The data were analyzed using logistic regression and chi-square statistics. Significant relationship exists between education, income, occupation, age, marital status and fertility outcome at p <.05. To achieve global health development and be amongst the best performers in global quality of life measures, women's empowerment programs are encouraged to enhance their autonomy in decision making with reference to reproduction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]