Sarafa B. Shittu*, Blessing I Babalola, Rotimi Oladele and Sunday A Adedini
Past researches that focused on intimate partners’ violence have indicated that the practice is on the increase and which was revealed to be associated with victims’ reproductive and health lives. In Nigeria, the increase in the violence is being influenced by several factors and has adverse effect on birth spacing which has not been well researched.
Consequently, this study was done using the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (2018) to investigate the influence of socio-demographic factors and intimate partners’ violence on birth spacing in Nigeria at univariate, bivariate and multivariate level (binary logistic regression). The study revealed that 48.2% of women practiced a minimum of two years’ birth spacing and that intimate partners’ violence significantly influenced child spacing in Nigeria after controlling for confounding variables. The current age of mothers, region and wealth index significantly associated with birth spacing in Nigeria at p-value < 0.05. The study therefore recommends that policy and programs should address the significant factors that influence birth spacing in order to achieve the aim of reducing fertility and improved maternal health in Nigeria.
Published Date: 2022-10-07; Received Date: 2022-07-09
