Mandal Nk|Suman Mallik|R P Roy|Mandal Sb|Sujoy Dasgupta|Arpita Mandal
Impact of religious faith & female literacy on fertility in a rural community of west Bengal
bbackground b role different social factors fertility control evident different studies impact religious faith female literacy fertilitybrb objectives b study role religious faith female literacy fertility regulation rural community west bengalbrb methods b cross sectional study rural field practice area department community medicine nrs medical college kolkata based interview married women reproductive age group total 671 filled schedules analyzed epi info packagebrb results b average number pregnancies ever occurred among muslim mothers 28 higher comparison hindu mothers 168 regarding current fertility live births last 2 yrs among muslim mothers 252 compared counterparts among hindu community 124 cases differences found statistically significant female literacy found impact fertility whole stratified positive role evident among hindu mothers among muslim mothersbrb conclusions b factors made differences fertility two religious groups properly assessed duly addressed better fertility control community