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To identify modifiable sociodemographic and ideational factors associated with women successfully achieving their intentions to stop childbearing in urban settings.

December 1, 2017BMC Public HealthOpen Access

Factors affecting the achievement of fertility intentions in urban Nigeria: analysis of longitudinal data

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To identify modifiable sociodemographic and ideational factors associated with women successfully achieving their intentions to stop childbearing in urban settings.
Analyzed longitudinal survey data collected at baseline (2010/2011) and endline (2014) across six Nigerian cities evaluating the Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative.
Restricted the study sample to 1,921 in-union women of reproductive age who stated at baseline that they desired no more children.
Conducted multivariable regression adjusted for enumeration area clustering, controlling for sociodemographic factors, baseline contraceptive use, and ideational beliefs.
Approximately two thirds of women who intended to cease childbearing achieved their fertility intention, having neither given birth nor become pregnant by endline.
Strongest predictors of achieving fertility intentions included parity, age, religion, place of residence, perceived severity of another pregnancy, and spousal communication and agreement regarding family size.

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Longitudinal study finds that two-thirds of urban women achieve their fertility-limiting intentions, indicating that spousal communication and agreement are pivotal to preventing unwanted pregnancies.

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Babalola et al. (2017) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a09691059b902245b45bb97 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4934-z

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Factors affecting the achievement of fertility intentions in urban Nigeria: analysis of longitudinal data

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