Determinants of Children Ever Born among Currently Married Women in a Metropolitan City in Nigeria: Evidence from a Community-Based Survey

Aanuoluwapo Afolabi, MSI Nigeria Reproductive Choices
Ayo Adebowale, University of Ibadan
Tosin Oni, Obafemi Awolowo University
Akanni I. Akinyemi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife

This study aimed to identify the determinants of CEB among currently married women in a metropolitan city in Nigeria. This was a community-based cross-sectional study of 739 married women aged 15-49 years outcome variable was CEB. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and a logistic regression model (a0.05). The mean age of the women and CEB was 35.8±7.4 years and 2.8±1.3 respectively. Overall, 464 (62.8%) women had completed secondary education. Twenty-one (19.3%) women with primary education had given birth to =2 children compared to 204 (44.0%) with secondary and 99 (59.6%) with tertiary education (p=<0.001). Women with secondary education had four times higher odds (aOR=3.52, p=<0.001) and those with tertiary education had six times higher odds (aOR=5.99, p=<0.001) of giving birth to <3 children. CEB was lower among women with higher levels of education in Ibadan, Nigeria. Investment in formal education should be prioritized in public health interventions in Nigeria.