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Jurnal Pendidikan Geografi: Kajian, Teori, dan Praktek dalam Bidang Pendidikan dan Ilmu Geografi

Abstract

Fertility represents one of the demographic components that influence population dynamics. The factors that determine fertility conditions include social norms, culture, and demographic characteristics, as well as the economic conditions of married women of childbearing age. These factors then develop within the context of the community environment, ultimately influencing the fertility behavior of the society. As a consequence of the agglomeration area, childbearing age married women in Tambakbayan Hamlet, Indonesia, are considered to be the majority with a low desire to have children. Consequently, further studies are required to investigate the fertility conditions and behavior of childbearing-age women in the region. The results indicated that the most of childbearing age women had less than two children, had completed high school, and had an income below the minimum wage. The majority of childbearing age women who had less than two children and used contraceptives turns out had the highest level of education at the high school level. Meanwhile, the childbearing-age women with incomes below and above the minimum wage, all of whom had less than two children. The data were collected through an interview process with a closed questionnaire. The objective of this study is to examine the characteristics of childbearing-age married women (WUS) in Tambakbayan Hamlet, particularly in neighborhood association of 012/004, focusing on sociodemographic aspects and identifying their fertility behavior.

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