The impact of age at first birth and age at first birth and age at first marriage on fertility in Kenya
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1990-06Author
Peter’s, Francis A
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This study examines the impact of age at first
birth and age at first marriage on fertility in Kenya, using
the data drawn from Kenya Fertility Survey file. The mean
ages at first birth and first marriage, total fertility rate
based on women's ages at first birth and first marriage were
estimated and fertility levels by various socio-economic and
socio-cultural variables.
Fertility levels have been estimated by applying~ the
Coale Trussell P/F ratio method. A multivariate regression
analysis was used to examine the relationship between the
selected variables and ages at first birth and first marriage
which were considered as dependent variables.
The findings on fertility indicates that ages at
first birth and first marriage have a significant impact on
fertility as there was a decline in fertility with the
increasing ages at first birth and first marriage. It was also
found that differences in fertility in Kenya between regions
also still persist.
Multivariate results show that. 51.5 per cent of the
total variation in age at first birth was explained by age at
first marriage and age at menarche. 91.3 per cent of the total
variation in are at first marriage was found to be explained by
work status, education, age at menarche, religion and place of
residence.
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Department of Population Studies & Research Institute, University of Nairobi
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