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Urban nuptiality patterns and marital fertility in Nigeria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Uche C. Isiugo-Abanihe ,
J. Akin Ebigbola  and
A. A. Adewuyi
Uche C. Isiugo-Abanihe
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan
J. Akin Ebigbola
Affiliation:
Department of Demography and Social Statistics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
A. A. Adewuyi
Affiliation:
Department of Demography and Social Statistics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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Summary

This study indicates that urban marital patterns in nine Nigerian cities influence fertility. Fertility is also influenced by age at marriage, region of residence, ethnicity and religion; education and employment lead to marriage delay and tend to conflict with childbearing by enhancing the status of women.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 25 , Issue 4 , October 1993 , pp. 483 - 498
Copyright
Copyright © 1993, Cambridge University Press

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