دورية أكاديمية
Age at first marriage, age at first sex, family size preferences, contraception and change in fertility among women in Uganda: analysis of the 2006–2016 period
| العنوان: | Age at first marriage, age at first sex, family size preferences, contraception and change in fertility among women in Uganda: analysis of the 2006–2016 period |
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| المؤلفون: | Paulino Ariho, Allen Kabagenyi |
| المصدر: | BMC Women's Health, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2020) |
| بيانات النشر: | BMC, 2020. |
| سنة النشر: | 2020 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Gynecology and obstetrics LCC:Public aspects of medicine |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Change in fertility, Age at first marriage, Age at first sex, Family size preferences, Contraceptive use, Children ever-born, Gynecology and obstetrics, RG1-991, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270 |
| الوصف: | Abstract Background Uganda’s fertility was almost unchanging until the year 2006 when some reductions became visible. Compared to age at first marriage and contraceptive use, age at sexual debut and family size preferences are rarely examined in studies of fertility decline. In this study, we analyzed the contribution of age at first marriage, age at first sex, family size preferences and contraceptive use to change in fertility in Uganda between 2006 and 2016. Methods Using data from the 2006 and 2016 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS), we applied a nonlinear multivariate decomposition technique to quantify the contribution of age at first marriage, age at first sex, family size preference and contraceptive use to the change in fertility observed during the 2006–2016 period. Results The findings indicate that 37 and 63% of the change in fertility observed between 2006 and 2016 was respectively associated with changing characteristics and changing fertility behavior of the women. Changes in proportion of women by; age at first marriage, age at first sex, family size preferences and contraceptive use were respectively associated with 20.6, 10.5 and 8.4% and 8.2% of the change in fertility but only fertility behavior resulting from age at first sex was significantly related to the change in fertility with a contribution of 43.5%. Conclusions The study quantified the contribution of age at first marriage, age at first sex, family size preferences and contraceptive use to the change in fertility observed between 2006 and 2016. We highlight that of the four factors, only age at sexual debut made a significant contribution on the two components of the decomposition. There is need to address the low age at first sex, accessibility, demand for family planning services and youth-friendly family planning services to young unmarried women such that they can achieve their desired fertility. The contribution of other factors such as education attainment by women and place of residence and their relationship with changes in fertility calls for addressing if further reduction in fertility is to be realised. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1472-6874 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/1472-6874 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12905-020-0881-4 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/06480096ee7e47b091eac14de167305d |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.06480096ee7e47b091eac14de167305d |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
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| DOI: | 10.1186/s12905-020-0881-4 |