Background Understanding subnational variation in age-specific fertility rates (ASFRs) and
total fertility rates (TFRs), and geographical clustering of high fertility and its determinants in …

The pace of decline in fertility rates in sub-Saharan Africa appears to have slowed or stalled
in the last few decades. This study examines the socioeconomic associated with cumulative …

As Ghana has embraced the concept of women's empowerment as a vital tool for
sustainable development, it has become crucial to evaluate the role that women's …

Introduction Niger is the country with the highest total fertility rate in the world. In the present
study, we investigated factors associated with the desire for more children among married …

The rapid increase in total children ever born without a proportionate growth in the Nigerian
economy has been a major concern. The total children ever born, being a count data …

Background Ideal number of children (INC) is the number of children that a woman or man
would have if they could go back to the time when they did not have any children and could …

Introduction: although fertility control remains a major priority for the Burundian government
and most of its partners, few studies on Burundis fertility determinants are available to guide …

Objective The study was aimed at examining the magnitude, trends and determinants of
grand multiparity in the Sidama regional state of Ethiopia. Design We retrieved cross …

Fertility patterns in Nigeria are high and widely skewed away from the targets of the country's
population policy. As population growth is fueled by natural increase and migration, and with …

Nigeria's population is currently estimated at 216million and the country will be the third
most populous in the world in 2050. A major driver of the high population growth is …