Life Satisfaction and Fertility among Women in a Developing Nation: A Cross-sectional Study

Authors

  • Paul Andrew Bourne Department of Institutional Research, Northern Caribbean University, Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica, WI.
  • Brittania Danvers Department of Nursing, Northern Caribbean University, Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica, WI.
  • Nasania Fullwood Department of Nursing, Northern Caribbean University, Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica, WI.
  • Fiona Foster Department of Nursing, Northern Caribbean University, Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica, WI.
  • Marvia Myles Department of Nursing, Northern Caribbean University, Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica, WI.
  • James Fallah Department of Dental Hygiene, Northern Caribbean University, Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica, WI.
  • Calvin Campbell Department of Mathematics and Engineering, Northern Caribbean University, Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica, WI.
  • Clifton Foster Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences, Northern Caribbean University, Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica, WI.
  • Caroline McLean Department of Nursing, Northern Caribbean University, Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica, WI.
  • Dian Russell Parkes Department of Nursing, Northern Caribbean University, Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica, WI.
  • Tabitha Muchee Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Northern Caribbean University, Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica, WI.

Abstract

The correlation between being satisfied with life impacting fertility levels has received little to no studious attention and has never previously been spoken of in Jamaica, as such this had led into the investigation of the relationship between Life Satisfaction and Fertility among Jamaicans. The main objectives of this study is, to determine fertility and the importance of offspring production among Jamaicans and to examine the category of life satisfaction among Jamaicans. With the intention of corroborating the hypotheses 1. Life satisfaction influences the decision to have children among Jamaicans. 2. People with high levels of satisfaction are more likely to have children among Jamaicans. In carrying out this research, a correlational associated approach was used to obtain data about life satisfaction and fertility among Jamaicans, using a calculated sample size of 1075. A standardized survey was used to collect data using Google forms. The retrieved data was analyzed and converted from Google Forms into Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences (SPSS) for Windows, Version 25.0, with confidence interval of 95%. The findings revealed that 39.9% (427) of the respondents are moderately satisfied with life and 49.3% (527) of the respondents have no child/children. It also revealed that 46.4% (496) of the respondents are between the ages 18-27years and 61.0% of the respondents are single. The majority of the respondents 43.3% (527) believed having children is very important, 32.1% (343) believed it is important, 16.0% (171) it is slightly important, and 8.7% (93) believed it is not important. A significant statistical relationship exists between fertility and of life satisfaction of Jamaican women (χ2 critical = 28.845 < χ2 obtained = 70.385, P < 0.001)

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Published

2022-04-25

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2022): Global Journal of Emerging Trend in Education and Social Science (ISSN: 2582-1377)

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