Abstract
Most of the studies carried out in the field of fertility ignore the lack of knowledge of the fertile period among women of childbearing age, and those that do exist are biomedical in nature, thus leaving the sociodemographic approach on the shelf. In Côte d'Ivoire, 32% of women have a good knowledge of the fertile period against 68% with questionable knowledge. Yet, knowledge of the fertile period is important for birth control and has benefits such as avoiding drug side effects, immediate recovery of fertility and its being free of charge. This study intends to use secondary data from the 2011-2012 EDS-MICS of Côte d'Ivoire to highlight the extent to which the level of unfamiliarity with the fertile period vary among women of childbearing age and investigate related factors. The findings, based on both bivariate descriptive and multiple component factorial analyses, reveal a correlation between lack of knowledge of the fertile period and variables relating to standard of living, place of residence, religion, exposure to the media, marital status, level of education, use of birth control, and the woman's occupation. Therefore, addressing these variables, would not only help control both fertility, and family planning, but also help achieve the demographic dividend.
Highlights
Like in most African countries, the population of Côte d'Ivoire is characterized by a pro-natalist behaviour that reflects into a low r a te in the us e o f contraceptive (WHO, 1997; Adon, 2014)
There is a change in the level of unfamiliarity with the fertile period depending on the standard of living, ranging from 78.8% among women living in households with a low standard of living to nearly 58.3 per cent among women from households with a high standard of living
Unfamiliarity with the fertile period is high among women with a low standard of living compared to their counterparts from wealthy households
Summary
Like in most African countries, the population of Côte d'Ivoire is characterized by a pro-natalist behaviour that reflects into a low r a te in the us e o f contraceptive (WHO, 1997; Adon, 2014). The National Population Office (ONP) which is a state body to support population issues was established by decree n°2012-161 of 9 February 2012 to anticipate and address the major challenges related to populatio n control with a particular emphasis on Family Planning in order to achieve a successful transition towards the demographic dividend With such a high fertility rate, any the development programme initiated seem to be undermined by uncontro l fertility rate, especially among girls under the age of 20, whose fertility rate remains high in the school population. The use of the fertile period to control births has significant benefits, including being free from medication side effects, immediate recovery of fertility, and the cost-free nature of the method This way, knowing about fertility helps couples understand how they can avoid a pregnancy or how a woman can become pregnant The subject matter of this work is to investigate the factors that explain unfamiliarity with the fertile period among women of childbearing age
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