Urban nuptiality patterns and marital fertility in Nigeria.
This study indicates that urban marital patterns in nine Nigerian cities influence fertility. Fertility is also influenced by age at marriage, region of residence, ethnicity and religion; education and employment lead to marriage delay and tend to conflict with childbearing by enhancing the status of women.
Isiugo-Abanihe
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Department of Sociology, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
Ebigbola
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Adewuyi
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001721:Birth Intervals; D003906:Developing Countries; D004522:Educational Status; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*