Fertility behaviours of Magar women in Tanahunsur VDC of Tanahun District, Nepal

Abstract

This study deals with "Fertility Behaviours of Magar Women in Tanahunsur VDC of Tanahun District, Nepal." To complete this study primary and secondary data were collected. Only 99 respondents of Magar community of Tanahunsur VDC were taken to examine the relation of fertility with socio-economic and demographic variables. The specific objectives of this study are socio-economic and demographic characteristics of ever married women of aged (15-49) to assess the relationship between fertility and specific socio-economic variables as education, occupation, landholding size and also to study the relation with fertility (CEB) and some demographic variables like to age at marriage, child less experience and knowledge of family planning methods. Among the total sample population 46.3 percent were male and 53.6 percent were female. Out of the total population of both sexes of aged 5 years and above the literacy rate was accounted 84.9 percent and 15.1 percent were illiterate. Similarly, among the total population aged 5 years and above, 28.8 percent were involved in agriculture. Majority of the respondent were married at the age of 20 years which is accounted 48.5 percent. Magar community 98 (99.0) percent were married and only 1 (1.0) percent were widow. About 13.5 percent of the respondents had child loss experience. As the total number of 99 respondents100 percent had heard of family planning methods. The mean number of CEB was found to be 2.3 in Magar community. The number of CEB was found in increasing order with increasing aged of women within (45-49) age group had highest mean CEB of 3.3 per women. In this research, only about the Magar community of Tanahunsur VDC Tanahun has been studied. This type of study can be done in other area of Nepal taking the large study area applying different analysis method. This type of study may produce different new result and probably that result can describe the fertility behaviour of the people of Nepal in various ways.