Abstract
Background: In India rural population was reported to be 66%.there is gap in fertility of rural and urban population.Worldwide, fertility rates have fallen from an average of about six children per woman in the 1950s to fewer than threetoday. Total fertility rate (TFR) gives approximate magnitude of the completed family size. Objectives: To describe sociodemographicfactors and ascertaining relationship of fertility with socio-demographic factors in a rural area of Maharashtra.Results: A total 292 families were interviewed from Dahitane village; Majority Head of family were Hindu males (90%).About 93% population resided in their own houses in that 63% houses were semi-pucca. Houses having electricity supply, inhouse water connection and in-house latrines were 91%, 39% and 61% respectively. Total fertility rate (TFR) was found tobe 1.71 and not significantly associated with socioeconomic class and female literacy. Conclusions: The present studyshowed betterment in water supply and sanitation facility in rural dwellings in spite of the predominance of semi-puccahouse.
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