Journal article
Women and High Fertility in Islamic Northern Nigeria
Studies in family planning, v 41(3)
01 Sep 2010
PMID: 21469272
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Abstract
Research on fertility trends in Islamic northern Nigeria has rarely sought the perspectives of the people of that region concerning the causes of high fertility in the area. Relying on qualitative data elicited from women in northwestern Nigeria, we explore their views on high fertility in the region. A principal finding is that respondents ascribed to their husbands the responsibility for high parity; these women reported deliberately giving birth to many children in order to inhibit men's tendency to divorce or engage in plural marriage. We contend that the social meanings that women ascribe to their husbands' behaviors and the ways they respond to them are significant contributors to current high fertility in northern Nigeria. (STUDIES IN FAMILY PLANNING 2010; 41[3]: 193-204)
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- Title
- Women and High Fertility in Islamic Northern Nigeria
- Creators
- Chimaraoke O. Izugbara - African Population and Health Research CenterAlex C. Ezeh - African Population and Health Research Center
- Publication Details
- Studies in family planning, v 41(3)
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 12
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000282109800003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-77957124937
- Other Identifier
- 991020531866604721
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