title: Fertility decline in Nigeria:  the case of Ekpoma Region, Bendel State.
authors.forename: O M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Odaman
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D000354:Africa, Western; D001942:Breast Feeding; D003267:Contraception; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005298:Fertility; D006262:Health; D006280:Health Workforce; D007182:Income; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D008393:Marriage; D009549:Nigeria; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D009790:Occupations; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012067:Religion; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Breast Feeding; Contraception; Contraceptive Usage; Cultural Background--women; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Educational Status--women; English Speaking Africa; Family Planning; Fertility; Health; Human Resources; Income--women; Infant Nutrition; Marriage; Marriage Age; Marriage Patterns; Nigeria; Nuptiality; Nutrition; Occupations; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Religion--women; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Western Africa