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Fertility intentions among men in rural and urban communities in Osun State, Nigeria- A comparative study

Kolawole Sodeinde(1), Kofoworola Odeyemi(2), Sonnen Atinge(3), Oluwafunmilola Biobaku(4), Ngozi Adefala(5), Adebola Omotosho(6), Abiodun Osinaike(7), Aderinsola Faturoti(8), Damilotun Awoyale(9), Judith Ikpeazu(10),


(1) Department of Community Medicine, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria
(2) Department of Community Health and Primary Care, University of Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
(3) Department of Community Medicine, Federal University Wukari, Taraba State, Nigeria
(4) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Tathleeth General Hospital, Tathleeth Bisha, Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia
(5) Department of Community Medicine, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria
(6) Department of Community Medicine, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria
(7) Department of Community Medicine, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria
(8) Department of Community Medicine, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria
(9) Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Alberta, Canada
(10) Asokoro District Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria
Corresponding Author

Abstract


Though women are usually targeted for contraception use, fertility decisions are mostly taken by the man, who is more likely to have more children in many developing countries. This study, therefore, aimed to assess and compare fertility intentions among men in rural and urban areas of Osun State, Nigeria. This comparative cross-sectional study was conducted among 400 men in rural and urban areas of Osun State. Data collection was done using semi-structured interviewer-administered questionnaires. The mean age of the rural respondents was 40.35 ± 9.137 years, while that of the urban respondents was 42.62 ± 9.130 years (t= -3.526, P= < 0.001). Age (AOR = 2.589, 95% C.I = 1.476 – 4.540), education (AOR = 0.478, 95% C.I = 0.287 -0.797), religion (AOR = 2.671, 95% C.I = 1.694 – 4.214) and number of living children (AOR = 2.411, 95% C.I = 1.381 – 4.211) predicted fertility intentions in the urban areas.

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