GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF (CHILD / WOMAN) RATIO BETWEEN AI-AMEEN AND AI-YARMOUK DISTRICTS

Abstract

The research examined the problem of variation in the ratio of children to women, between Al-Ameen district and Al-Yarmouk district, because this ratio affect the growth and composition of the population. The ratio was (4.5) and (3.5), respectively. The hypothesis was based on seven variables of women's social and health characteristics. Of these four variables were found in the difference in the ratio of children to women: profession before marriage, age at marriage, educational attainment before marriage, and diseases that hinder pregnancy and childbirth. The linear regression model of Al-Yarmouk containing the last three variables, while of Al-Ameen containing the first two variables, explaining the role of urbanization in variation of reproductive behavior in the search area.