Fertility Differential Based on Socio-Economic and Demographic Factors (A Case Study of Thumakodanda Vdc, Kaski)

Abstract

This study deals with the "Fertility differential based on Socio-economic and Demographic factors” in Thumakodanda VDC, Kaski district. The primary data was collected from the study of community of Thumakodanda VDC. The study included 110 ever married women of reproductive age group from 110 households. Out of the total household population, 48.7percent were males and 51.3 percent were females with the sex ratio of 94.8.

One hundred ten ever married women of reproductive age (15-49 years) were successfully interviewed from one hundred and ten households in the study area. The head of households were interviewed to present the general socio-economic and demographic characteristics of Thumakodanda VDC and women of reproductive age were interviewed to examine the fertility differential based on socio economic and demographic factors.

Out of 110 respondents, 68 are literate and 42 are illiterate. The majority of women were engaged in agricultural sector. The average CEB was lower for literate (2.3). Likewise, CEB was lower for women engaged in non agricultural occupation. The knowledge of family planning was almost universal but prevalence rate was still low and there was inverse relation ship between use of contraception and average CEB.

The major findings of this study indicate the mean number of children ever born was associated with age of women, age at first marriage, age at first birth, child loss experience, occupation, education and use of family planning.