Fertility among women in Ghana: Do child mortality and education matter?

Angko, William; Arthur, Eric; Yussif, Hadrat Mohammed

doi:10.1016/j.sciaf.2022.e01142

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“…Nibaruta et al (2021) provided evidence from Burundi that the absence of infant mortality risk in the household is associated with a low fertility rate. In Ghana, some authors have demonstrated that women who have experienced the death of a child have greater fertility (Yeboah et al, 2021;Angko et al, 2022). In contrast to these authors, Mohamud (2023) found that the infant mortality rate in Somalia has a positive effect on the fertility of women in the long run.…”

Section: Child Mortalitymentioning

confidence: 96%

The determinants of household fertility decisions in Burkina Faso

NANEMA,

POKOU,

ZAHONOGO

2024

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This paper examines the factors that influence household fertility decisions in Burkina Faso. A negative binomial regression model is used with survey data from the 2021 Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), collected by National Institute of Statistics and Demography (INSD). The analysis reveals the following key findings. Education is a significant determinant of household fertility decisions, with varying effects depending on the area of residence. Specifically, education has a negative impact on fertility decisions in urban areas. Women's decision-making power within the household is negatively correlated with their fertility intentions. Women who marry before the age of 18 are likely to have fewer children. The household standard of living has a significant impact on fertility decisions. Women from high-income households tend to have greater fertility intentions than those from poor households. The use of contraceptive methods reduces household fertility. Therefore, fertility control programmes should focus on educating women, increasing their bargaining power, and disseminating contraceptive methods. JEL codes: D1; J13; J16; R20

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Section: Child Mortalitymentioning

confidence: 96%

The determinants of household fertility decisions in Burkina Faso

NANEMA,

POKOU,

ZAHONOGO

2024

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“…Several empirical papers on the effect of education on fertility point to a negative causal relationship between education and fertility (see, inter alia, Keats, 2018;Ozier, 2018;Cheng and Guo, 2022;Angko et al, 2022;Jung and Jung, 2022). In contrast, few studies have found no relationship between education and fertility (see, inter alia, MCcrary and Royer, 2011;Geruso and Royer, 2018;Bell es-Obrero et al, 2023) and a positive relationship between education and Education on early fertility and marriage fertility (Fort et al, 2016;Chen, 2022).…”

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Duration of high school education on early fertility and marriage: evidence from a policy change in Ghana

Boahen,

Nunoo,

Opoku

2023

IJSE

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PurposeThe objective of this paper is to examine the effect of spending one extra year in high school on early marriage and childbirth.Design/methodology/approachThe study takes advantage of the education reform in 2007 that extended the years of high school education by one to conduct a quasi experiment. The marriage and fertility outcomes of women who completed a four-year senior high school education are compared to those who completed a three-year senior high school education.FindingsThe findings from the study indicate that the one-year extension in high school education led to a 4.75 percentage point reduction in the probability of ever marrying by age 27 and a 6.7 percentage point reduction in the probability of ever given birth. The authors demonstrate that the extension of the duration of high school education by one year has a heterogeneous effect, as it reduced the fertility and marriage outcomes of rural girls more than urban girls. The study reveals opportunity costs and confinement effects as possible mechanisms through which the policy affected early marriage and birth.Originality/valueThis study is one of the few studies that examine the impact of the duration of secondary school education on fertility and marriage. For Africa in particular, there is no such study. Thus, this study provides a unique contribution to the literature since available studies on this subject matter can only be found in advanced economies. Unlike other studies in Africa that use a design that provides the combined effect of duration of schooling and school enrolment on fertility and marriage, this design enables the authors to only look at the effect of duration of schooling on fertility and marriage.Peer reviewThe peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-04-2023-0323

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“…Children can serve as a form of investment or consumption good that provides services in the labour market. They can also represent a form of insurance for parents during old age (Angko, Arthur and Yussif, 2022;Nonvignon, and Novignon, 2014;Banerjee and Duflo, 2011). Particularly in Africa, children are the main source of economic security for their mothers (Boldrin, De Nardi, & Jones, 2015;Bledsoe, 1990).…”

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Demographic Effects on Fertility Among Reproductive Aged Women in Ghana. A Demographic and Health Survey Analysis

Angko¹,

Wulifan²

2022

IJSP

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In this paper, we argue that fertility is among the key components in the demographic transition process of many global economies. The study used the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey. We applied the conventional neo-classical consumer-theoretic approach to model the demand of children. The study aimed to estimate the demographic effects on fertility among women of reproductive age 15-49 in Ghana using the negative binomial regression. The results indicated that the age of women at first births, mother’s years of education, number of unions, wealth level, women occupations, Partners occupation, contraceptive use and intention, marital status, are significant and negatively associated with the number of children ever born. However, current age of the woman, fertility preference, decision maker on contraceptive use, child sex, number of living children and experienced of the death of a son and/or daughter resulting from replacement effect and hoarding effects and residing in rural areas have positively and significantly influence fertility in Ghana. We recorded variations in the effects of some variables in total, urban and rural samples. We conclude that reduction in child mortality, increasing women access of formal education, increasing women power in decision making on contraceptive use, increasing access to and use of contraceptives as well as reducing income disparity between urban and rural population by providing employment opportunities in rural areas are keys policy issues that could help achieve fertility reduction in Ghana.

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Fertility among women in Ghana: Do child mortality and education matter?

Cited by 8 publications

References 31 publications

The determinants of household fertility decisions in Burkina Faso

The determinants of household fertility decisions in Burkina Faso

Duration of high school education on early fertility and marriage: evidence from a policy change in Ghana

Demographic Effects on Fertility Among Reproductive Aged Women in Ghana. A Demographic and Health Survey Analysis

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