Fertility Intentions and Awareness of Reproductive Aging among Final-Year Nigerian University Students

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dc.contributor.authorOke, Olubukola Abimbola
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-11T12:37:15Z
dc.date.available2022-02-11T12:37:15Z
dc.date.issued2019-05-08
dc.descriptionFertility Intentions and Awareness of Reproductive Aging among Final-Year Nigerian University Studentsen_US
dc.description.abstractThe aim was to investigate university students’ intentions and towards future parenthood and their awareness regarding reproductive aging by a cross sectional survey of 167 male (40.6%) and 244 female (59.4%) students across two university campuses in southwest Nigeria. Data was collected by a self-administered questionnaire and was analyzed using SPSS v.20. Analyses showed that female students were inclined to begin and end childbearing earlier than males (p = 0.000). Only 18.3% of male and 21.5% of female students correctly identified that female fertility markedly decreases by age 35. Males were significantly more likely to overestimate female fecundity above age 35; p = 0.000. Almost half of females (46.5%) intended to have children after age 35 years but 42.9% overestimated the probability of conception above 35 years of age. Intention to continue childbearing into older ages based on incorrect perceptions of reproductive aging could lead to involuntary childlessness among a population that values childbearing. Appropriate education to improve fertility awareness and knowledge could help young adults properly plan and make informed reproductive decisions.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.run.edu.ng:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/1127
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherScientific Research Publishing Inc.en_US
dc.subjectFertility Awarenessen_US
dc.subjectIntentionsen_US
dc.subjectReproductive Agingen_US
dc.subjectUniversity Studentsen_US
dc.titleFertility Intentions and Awareness of Reproductive Aging among Final-Year Nigerian University Studentsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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