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Generational Variations in Purpose of Childbearing among Ever-Married Women and Implications for Contraceptive Behaviour in Idanre Town Ondo State

  • Onipede Wusu
    Onipede Wusu
    Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Lagos State University, Ojo Lagos, Nigeria
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Résumé

La littérature démographique est abondante sur les facteurs responsables de la croissance démographique rapide au Nigéria. Cependant, les connaissances sur les changements implicites probables dans l ’imagination démographique des femmes au Nigéria sont rares. Par conséquent, cette étude a utilisé une méthodologie qualitative pour explorer les variations générationnelles dans le but de la maternité et les implications pour la contraception chez les femmes déjà mariées dans le cadre des échanges sociaux à Idanre Town. L’objectif était d’examiner les changements implicites qui se produisent dans l’imaginaire démographique des femmes rurales en comparant trois générations de femmes. L’équipe de recherche a mené 25 entretiens approfondis (IDI) parmi des femmes célibataires échantillonnées à dessein en avril 2019. Le contenu des données a été analysé. L’analyse suggère que le but de la procréation variait à travers les trois générations. La jeune génération était moins susceptible d’indiquer le désir de dépendre des enfants pour leur survie future que les générations moyennes et plus âgées. En conséquence, les femmes de la jeune génération adopteraient davantage les contraceptifs que les autres générations. Par conséquent, l’exploration entreprise ici suggère que l’imaginaire démographique de la jeune génération de femmes de la ville subissait des changements implicites et perceptibles qui pourraient continuer à promouvoir la contraception moderne dans la population. Les politiques visant à faciliter l’éducation et l’emploi des femmes doivent continuer à être au centre des préoccupations des décideurs afin de favoriser une élévation durable du comportement reproductif moderne au Nigéria, en particulier dans les zones rurales.

Generational Variations in Purpose of Childbearing among Ever-Married Women and Implications for Contraceptive Behaviour in Idanre Town Ondo State

Demographic literature is abundant on the factors accountable for rapid population growth in Nigeria. However, knowledge about the likely implicit changes in the demographic imaginations of women in Nigeria is scanty. Hence, this study employed a qualitative methodology to explore the generational variations in the purpose of childbearing and implications for contraception among ever-married women within the social exchange framework in Idanre Town. The objective was to examine the implicit changes taking place in the demographic imagination of rural women by comparing three generations of women. The research team conducted 25 in-depth interviews (IDI) among purposively sampled ever-married women in April 2019. The data were content analysed. The analysis suggests that the purpose of childbearing varied across the three generations. The younger generation was less likely to indicate the desire to depend on children for their future survival compared to the middle and older generations. As a result, younger generation women would embrace contraceptives more than the other generations. Therefore, the exploration undertaken here suggests that the demographic imagination of the younger generation of women in the Town was undergoing implicit and noticeable changes that may continue to promote modern contraception in the population. Policies to facilitate female education and employment must continue to be the focus of policymakers in order to drive sustainable elevation of modern reproductive behaviour in Nigeria, especially in rural areas.

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  • Onipede Wusu

    Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Lagos State University, Ojo
    Lagos, Nigeria

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