Exploring the nexus of women's empowerment and delayed childbearing: implications for Nigeria's demographic transition.

Reprod Health · 2025 · PMC12538999 · PMID 41121391

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Regarding DMI, 22.2% of women with low empowerment, 11.8% with medium empowerment, and 66.0% with high empowerment experienced delayed parenthood, with a marginally significant relationship ( p = 0.055).

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marginally statistically significantp = 0.078so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Lastly, for AO, 61.6% of women with low asset ownership reported delayed parenthood, while 22.6% with high asset ownership did so, though this result was also marginally statistically significant ( p = 0.078).

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