Abstract
This cross sectional study centered around exploring the underlying factors behind fertility preferences of the married females. The
data was collected from 2505 ever married fertile females in their reproductive age span who were utilizing antenatal or postnatal
health care services from state based hospitals of the study vicinity. The empirical results of the study illustrated that elderly women
in late reproductive age span i.e. ˃35 years, being secondary or highly educated, residing in urban areas, having educated marital
partner and being non-occupational are the major demographic factors that inclined the females attitude towards less want of
another child in future. Moreover, having no children (either sons or daughters’), no birth in past 5 years/past year and never using
contraceptives are the major socio-reproductive factors that directly affect the high fertility preferences of the married females in
future. High female education, adequate awareness campaigns, ideological transformation as well as role of media are the major
recommendations that can alter the fertility intensions and future birth rate of the study vicinity.
Tehmina Sattar, Ahmed Usman, Umera Saleem. (2019) Socio-reproductive and demographic factors affecting the decision making of ever married fertile females towards want of another child in future: A study of state based hospitals in Multan, Pakistan, Isra Medical Journal, Volume 11, Issue 4.
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