| Maternal socio-demographic factors associated with low parity and grand multiparity in Nigeria |
| Authors: |
Bola Lukman Solanke |
| Source: |
Women & Health, 7:1-18; DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2018.1553815 |
| Topic(s): |
Parity
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| Country: |
Africa
Nigeria
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| Published: |
JAN 2019 |
| Abstract: |
Parity may be categorized as low parity (one or two births), multiparity
(three or four births), and grand multiparity (five or more births). In
Nigeria, studies have examined factors associated with parity among
women. However, these studies have focused on the associated factors
of grand multiparity with near exclusion of associated factors of low
parity. This study addressed this knowledge gap by examining maternal
socio-demographic factors associated with both low parity and grand
multiparity in Nigeria. The study analyzed secondary data from 2013
Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS). The weighted sample
size was 25,852 women. With the use of Stata (version 14), analyses were
performed at three levels. Multinomial logistic regression was applied at
the multivariate level. Results showed that many of the studied maternal
characteristics were significantly associated with either low parity or
grand multiparity. Results further showed that while late age at first
marriage, improved education, never experiencing child mortality, and
polygyny increased the likelihood of low parity, improved education,
polygyny, never experiencing child mortality, late age at first marriage,
and higher household wealth reduced the likelihood of grand multiparity.
These factors should be given prominence in population and
women-centered programs in the country. |
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