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STABILITY OF MARITAL UNIONS AND FERTILITY IN NIGERIA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 1998

UCHE C. ISIUGO-ABANIHE
UCHE C. ISIUGO-ABANIHE
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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Abstract

Using nationally representative data, it is shown that marital unions are relatively stable in Nigeria. Remarriage rates are high so little time is lost between unions. Consequently, the fertility of women who have experienced marital disruption is only slightly lower than for those in stable unions. Their slightly lower parity may be a function of a high incidence of reproductive impairment, which is a major reason for divorce and separation in Nigeria.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 30 , Issue 1 , January 1998 , pp. 33 - 41
Copyright
© 1998 Cambridge University Press

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