Fertility Behaviour of Tharu Community (A Case Study of Kumrose VDC of Tharu Community in Chitwan District, Nepal)

Abstract

This study deals with the "Fertility Behaviour of Tharu Community" (A case study of Kumorse VDC of the Tharu Community in Chitwan District. The primary data as well as secondary data are collected for the study of this community of Kumrose VDC. The analysis and interpretation of data is carried out by using frequency tables, cross tabulation and mean CEB selected dependent and independent variables. This study is based on the consideration that fertility is determined by different socio-economic and demographic variables. Only 110 respondents of Kumrose VDC area are sampled to show the relation of fertility with socio-economic and demographic variables. The objective of this study are: to identify the socio-economic characteristics of the Tharu community, to identify the demographic variables of the Tharu community and to examine the relationship between socio-economic and demographic characteristics of the Tharu community in the study area. Among the total sample population (617) 6 years and above, 73.5percent of bothsexes are found literate and rest of the population i.e. 26.5percent are illiterate. Similarly,among the total population aged 10 years and above 61.7percent people are involved in agriculture in both sexes. Likewise, 59.5percentof the population aged 10 years and above are found unmarried followed by 34.1percentare in married population. The mean number of CEB of respondent is 2.69 in the Tharu community.The low age at first menstruation is found negatively related with fertility.The age of women and duration of marriage is found negatively related with fertility.Low age at first birth is found very high fertility among women. Similarly, child loss experience is positively associated with fertility. Educational status of the women is found negatively associated with fertility but not strong impact of education on fertility is found in this Tharu Community.The knowledge of FP methods among women are found negatively associated with fertility.Occupational status and use of contraception are found positively associated with fertility.Pre-natal checkup is found negatively related with fertility. The relationship between ideal number of children and fertility are found negatively associated in the study area.