Research Article

Biological and Social Determinants of Fertility Behaviour among the Jat Women of Haryana State, India

Table 3

Distribution of fertility vis-à-vis age at menarche in the studied population.

Age at menarche (in years)Number of women (%)Mean number of conceptionsMean number of live births

9+2 (0.197)3.52.33
10+2 (0.197)44
11+6 (0.59)5.665
12+42 (4.14)4.754.34
13+98 (9.67)4.524.14
14+238 (23.49)4.353.91
15+299 (29.51)4.493.98
16+184 (18.16)4.524.09
17+84 (8.29)4.614.25
18+58 (5.72)4.724.24