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Ethiopia is one of the developing country in which high rate of population growth is observed due to the strong impact of socio-economic and demographic factors. This study is a community based and cross sectional study focused on assessing determinant factors of population fertility in Hosanna town, particularly on women who are found in the age bracket 15-49. Data were collected using pre tested structured & unstructured questionnaire, focused group discussion from 200 systematically selected samples and through assessing relevant documents of different type. A total of 209 women within the group 15-49 were drawn as a sample and only 200 women were taken in this study since the others did not return the questionnaire given to them during interview time. After data organization, thoroughly analysis was made using statistical techniques such as correlation and found that, sex preference has positive relationship. On the other hand age at first marriage, educational level, birth space and income level of women and birth space between two consecutive children were negatively associated. In the meantime occupational type and religion of a woman is found to be a dependable factor. And this still shows that there is very high fertility level in the study area compare to the national and the regional MEBC due to the profound impact of the above demographic and socio-economic impacts on women. Therefore on this study, the concerned government institutions, NGOs and private organization should encourage women who are found in the age group 15-49 to involve in education up to higher level, to have their own permanent means of income generation, not to get into marriage at their early age, to feed breast for optimum time and to have an average time gap between two consecutive children. Religious leader should also make women feel free to use contraceptive methods to have well-sized family members. |
