Patterns And Determinants Of Fertility In Nsukka Region, Enugu State, Nigera.

ABSTRACT The purpose of this work was to examine the patterns and determinants of fertility in Nsukka region, Enugu State, Nigeria. This was necessarily because most fertility studies across the nation lay emphasis on single or selected determinants, and using the findings to make recommendations on generalized terms which may not be applicable in different parts of the country. The data for this work was generated from questionnaire survey administered to 840 women of the reproductive age cohort of 15-49 years who have ever married. These women were sampled from 21 communities within the 7 Lo…