title: Urban nuptiality patterns and marital fertility in Nigeria.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors.forename: U C
authors.initials: UC
authors.lastname: Isiugo-Abanihe
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ebigbola
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Adewuyi
mesh_terms: 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*