The Effect of Fertility on Women’s Health and the Determinants of Fertility in Cameroon

The World Fact Book ranked Cameroon at the 20th position with a fertility rate of 4.66 in 2020. UNSD Database (2020) gives as 5.4, 5.2 and 5.0 for 2005, 2010 2019 respectively. In rank most obese countries, was 135th an average BMI 11.4 2016. 2019, 11.4% Cameroonians were 24.4%. These figures show that years higher rates had lower levels life expectancy BMI. This is possible indication direct link between health. work aimed investigating determinants effect on women’s health (BMI) Cameroon. expo-facto research design pooled data from 1991, 1998, 2004, 2011 2018 DHS sets used. total sample size stood 50,131. Instrumental Variable Probit Model, 2SLS Regression used to analyze data. Fertility positive statistically significant use contraceptives, knowledge ovulation, age first sex, cohabitation, employment, education, husband’s wealth level, religion lifetime sex partners all negative influence fertility. Age region origin Women’s educational skipping meals Age, occupation, partners, modern age, birth, respondent’s occupation significantly study recommended birth spacing 2 minimum give woman’s body time lose weight naturally.