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Item Fertility Differential Based on Socio-Economic and Demographic Factors (A Case Study of Thumakodanda Vdc, Kaski)(Department of population studies, 2009) Sapkota, UmanathThis 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.Item Fertility Differential between VDCs and Municipality. (A Case Study of Makwanpur District)(Department of population studies, 2010) Dhodari, SadanThe study of the“Fertility Differential Between VDCs And Municipality:ACase Study of Makwanpur District" is based on primary data which has been collected from the sampling type survey of Makwanpur district. The study included 200currentlymarried women of reproductive age group from 200 householdsout of the totalpopulation. Twohundredcurrentlymarried women of reproductive age (15-49 years) weresuccessfully interviewed from twohundred households in the study area. The head ofhouseholds were interviewed to present the general socio-economic and demographiccharacteristics of Makwanpur district and women of reproductive age were ininterviewed to examine there relationship between demographic and socio-economicvariables and fertility differential. Among the total population of 987, altogether 720 are literate. Both of theresidence have got the majority of Tamangs and the majority occupation is agriculture.Municipal people are insufficient of their income than of the VDCs.Municipal womenget earlier their first menstruation than of VDCs but the age at marriage and the age atfirst birth is vice-versa.Similarly, total loss of pregnancy in VDCs is higher (32). Themean CEB in the VDCs is 2.87 and 2.21 in municipality having the difference of 0.66. The total married women aged 15-49 years are found 32.4 percent in the studyarea. The analysis of demographic factors shows that the age of women and duration ofmarriage are positively associated with fertility where as age at marriage is foundnegatively associated with fertility. Similarly, child loss experience is positively relatedwith fertility. Occupational status and use of contraception are found negativelyassociated with fertility.