Determinants of fertility rate among women in Ghana and Nigeria: Implications for population growth and sustainable development

Q3 Social Sciences Etude de la Population Africaine Pub Date : 2018-09-01 DOI:10.11564/32-2-1188

I. Ifelunini, Sam C. Ugwu, H. E. Ichoku, A. Omeje, Emmanuella Ihim

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Background: Some individual and community variables, such as rural population concentration, per capita income, life expectancy of men, female education, prevalence of contraceptive use among women, and composition of women education, have been revealed to determine the fertility rate among women globally. This study, in addition to these variables investigated the effect of remittances (a global environmental variable) on fertility among women in Nigeria and Ghana. The study also examined the trend in fertility among women in the two countries. Data Source and Method : Macro data spanning 1962-2015, obtained from World Bank data portal-under the African Development Indicators (ADI) were analyzed using descriptive statistics (line graph) and random effect panel regression. Results: Rural population concentration, per capita income, life expectancy of men, female education, prevalence of contraceptive use among women, and composition of women education are the key determinants of fertility among women in Ghana and Nigeria. Remittance inflows significantly increase fertility among women in Ghana and Nigeria. The fertility rate is declining more in Ghana than in Nigeria. Conclusion: The results advocate the imperative for governments, policy makers, and development agencies to intensify their sensitization or enlightenment campaigns to ensure that remittances are being used productively and the rural areas adopt appropriate family planning in order to moderate population growth and facilitate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals

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加纳和尼日利亚妇女生育率的决定因素:对人口增长和可持续发展的影响

背景:一些个人和社区变量，如农村人口集中度、人均收入、男性预期寿命、女性受教育程度、女性使用避孕药具的流行程度和女性受教育的构成，已经被揭示出来，以决定全球妇女的生育率。除了这些变量外，本研究还调查了汇款(一个全球环境变量)对尼日利亚和加纳妇女生育能力的影响。该研究还调查了两国女性生育率的趋势。数据来源和方法:利用描述性统计(线形图)和随机效应面板回归分析了从世界银行数据门户网站获得的1962-2015年非洲发展指标(ADI)下的宏观数据。结果:农村人口集中度、人均收入、男性预期寿命、女性受教育程度、女性避孕药具使用率和女性受教育程度构成是加纳和尼日利亚妇女生育率的关键决定因素。汇款流入大大提高了加纳和尼日利亚妇女的生育率。加纳的生育率比尼日利亚下降得更快。结论:研究结果表明，政府、政策制定者和发展机构必须加强宣传或教育活动，以确保汇款得到有效利用，并确保农村地区采取适当的计划生育措施，以减缓人口增长，促进可持续发展目标的实现

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Etude de la Population Africaine Social Sciences-Demography

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期刊介绍： African Population Studies is a biannual, peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research articles, reviews, commentaries, letters and case studies on topics related to the disciplines represented by the Union for African Population Studies Association. These disciplines include demography, population studies, public health, epidemiology, social statistics, population geography, development studies, economics and other social sciences that deal with population and development interrelationships that are unique and relevant to Africa and global audience.