Husband-Wife Communication and Couple’s Fertility Desires among the Yoruba of Nigeria
2002; Volume: 17; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
0850-5780
AutoresKolawole Azeez Oyediran, Uche C. Isiugo-Abanihe,
Tópico(s)Global Maternal and Child Health
ResumoThe study examines the effect of husband-wife communication about fertility and family planning on fertility desires among marital dyads in the Yoruba towns of Ogbomoso and Iseyin in Oyo State Nigeria. About 66% of the couples have discussed contraceptive use and 59% have discussed number of children. This is a fairly high level of spousal communication on family life issues which is an important precondition for a sustainable decline in fertility. A high level of spousal agreement on fertility intention is also evident from 87% of pairs of partners who reported similar fertility preferences. However only about 28% agreed that they did not want any more children. Of all the variables considered spousal communication about family planning age of husbands and wives current family size education of couples and their level of exposure to the media have consistent and significant effect on not wanting more children. The study notes that spousal communication on family planning is an important precursor to fertility decline in Yorubaland and underscores the need for more research on the motivation and modes of such discussion as fertility transition gets underway in Nigeria. (author’s)
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