Demographic and Socio-Economic Determinants of Fertility and Implications among Married Women in Bishoftu Town, Oromiya, Ethiopia
| dc.contributor.advisor | Terefe Degefa (Prof.) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Milkessa Birhanu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-07-01T06:28:07Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-07-01T06:28:07Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-01 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The main objective of the study was to investigate the demographic and socio-economic determinants of fertility and implications among married women in Bishoftu Town, Oromiya, Ethiopia. Interviewer-administered questionnaires were used in a community-based crosssectional study with 422 randomly chosen respondents in Bishoftu Town. A mixed method study approach (Quantitative and Qualitative study) was used. Primary data were collected from 422 married women in the study area and analyzed using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) version 25 software. Simple frequencies, cross- tabulation and regression model were used to analyze the data. Five FGDs have been organized on the 6 major themes [Relationship between mortality and the number of children women want to have; the relationship between educational level of women and the number of children they want to have; the impact of family, neighborhoods and communities on the number of children women want to have; age of first marriage and the number of children women can have in their lifetime and its influences; the relationship between high and low birth rates and national development] and analyzed accordingly. The income of the respondents, the educational status of the women, and age at first marriage significantly determine fertility status among married women in Bishoftu town. About 44.5 % of women who had no education had 5 or more live births but only 2% of women who completed more than secondary school had 5 or more live births. Women with more than secondary school educational status were 58.4% less likely to have high fertility status compared to those who had no education (aIRR=0.416; 95% CI: 0.230-0.753). On the other hand, women who experienced infant mortality were 18.8% more likely to have more children than those who did not experience infant mortality (aIRR=0.812; 95% CI: 0.725-1.002). Women who earn 6000 ETB and above monthly income were found to be 19.8% less likely to have more children when compared to women who earn less than 1000 ETB monthly income (aIRR=0.802; 95% CI: 0.456- 1.411). Based on the findings of the study, to decrease high fertility, the government and concerned bodies are expected to avail appropriate mechanisms and control systems that influence women’s age at first marriage | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/3276 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | |
| dc.subject | Size | |
| dc.subject | structure | |
| dc.subject | population | |
| dc.subject | fertility status | |
| dc.title | Demographic and Socio-Economic Determinants of Fertility and Implications among Married Women in Bishoftu Town, Oromiya, Ethiopia | |
| dc.type | Thesis |