Prevalence and Determinants of Wanted Last Child among Woman Aged 15 to 24 in South Africa.

Rahama Milanzi, South Africa
Martin E. Palamuleni, North-West University, Mafikeng Campus

Background: Bantero et al. (2022) postulated that ‘unintended pregnancies’ are classified as one of the nationwide issues that inconveniences women of reproductive age but not ready for childbearing. Main objective: identifying the variables affecting pupils aged 15-24 who wanted to have their last child vice versa in South Africa. Results: marital status, desire for more children and total children ever born were significantly associated with females who wanted to have their last child, while ethnicity, highest educational level, wealth index combined, age and contraceptive use & intention were significantly associated with females who did not want to have their last child. Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 27 is used to analyse the data. Conclusion: variables of the study are up-to-date indicators for identifying the challenged that affect reproduction of woman who wanted to have their last child and those who did not want to have their last child.