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Published in: BMC Women's Health 1/2019

Open Access 01-12-2019 | Fertility | Research article

Determinant of time-to-first birth interval after marriage among Ethiopian women

Authors: Ayele Gebeyehu Chernet, Dinberu Seyoum Shebeshi, Akalu Banbeta

Published in: BMC Women's Health | Issue 1/2019

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Abstract

Background

Time-to-first birth after marriage has a significant role in the future life of each individual woman and has a direct relationship with fertility. This study aimed to see the determinant of time-to-first birth interval after marriage among Ethiopian women.

Methods

The data was obtained from 2011 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey which is the third survey. The sample was selected using a stratified; two-stage cluster sampling design and the data was analysed using parametric shared frailty model.

Results

A total of 7925 ever married women from the nine region of the country were included in this study. Of the total women, 5966 (75.3%) of them gave firstbirth. Age, residence area, employment status, contraceptive use and education of women were associated significantly to time-to-first birth.

Conclusions

Women having younger age at first marriage, urban women, contraceptive users had prolonged time to first birth interval. There is a need of teaching family for contraceptive use and improving women education to increase the length of first birth interval in Ethiopia.
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Metadata
Title
Determinant of time-to-first birth interval after marriage among Ethiopian women
Authors
Ayele Gebeyehu Chernet
Dinberu Seyoum Shebeshi
Akalu Banbeta
Publication date
01-12-2019
Publisher
BioMed Central
Keyword
Fertility
Published in
BMC Women's Health / Issue 1/2019
Electronic ISSN: 1472-6874
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-019-0858-3

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