The determinants of household fertility decisions in Burkina Faso

The determinants of household fertility decisions in Burkina Faso | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article The determinants of household fertility decisions in Burkina Faso Tinwendé Clémence Benjamine NANEMA, Koffi POKOU, Pam ZAHONOGO This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4159514/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract 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 Burkina Faso fertility women ideal number of children negative binomial model Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. Our growing team is made up of researchers and industry professionals working together to solve the most critical problems facing scientific publishing. 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