%D 2007 %T eproductive Preferences and the Demand for Family Planning among Women in Oromia State, Ethiopia %L theses_frw914 %A Y.D. Wado %X This research is about fertility preferences and the demand for family planning among married women in Oromia state of Ethiopia. Overall, the study showed that the demand for children is lower than the actual fertility level in the state and women are motivated to control their fertility though the majorities are not actually able to control it.