Trends and risk indicators for high fertility among Nigerian female youth aged 15-29 years: A pooled data analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Nigeria's age-specific fertility rates are highest among the country's youth population, yet little is known about the factors that influence female youth fertility in Nigeria. This study examined fertility trends and risk factors associated with high fertility among Nigerian female youth aged 15 to 29.

Methods

We examined a pooled data from four rounds of the Nigeria Demographic and Health Surveys (conducted in 2003, 2008, 2013, and 2018). Of the data, 62,713 female youth were extracted for this study. Descriptive statistics and multinomial logistic regression were employed.

Results

The results show that 21.5 % of the sample had 3 or more children. Between 2003 and 2018, there was a drop of only 28 live births per 1000 women among the youth. Female youth

SUBMITTER: Michael TO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11421995 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature