Determinants of fertility experience among reproductive women age (15-49) in Ethiopia: Application of count regression models

Fertility refers to the average number of children born to a woman over her reproductive years. Due to cultural norms, economic development, education, access to healthcare, and government policies, fertility rates vary significantly across different countries and regions of the world. Ethiopia is o...

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Published in:PloS one 2024-10, Vol.19 (10), p.e0312999
Main Authors: Yirsaw, Bantie Getnet, Taye, Birhan Ambachew, Seretew, Wullo Sisay, Belete, Aychew Kassa, Tesfie, Tigabu Kidie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to education
Adolescent
Adult
Age
Binomial distribution
Biology and Life Sciences
Birth control
Birth Rate
Care and treatment
Children
Contraceptives
Demographic variables
Demographics
Demography
Developing countries
Economic development
Economic factors
Economics
Education
Ethiopia
Evaluation
Families & family life
Family planning
Female
Fertility
Health aspects
Health care
Health care access
Health Surveys
Households
Humans
Industrialized nations
LDCs
Medicine and Health Sciences
Middle Aged
Mothers
People and Places
Pregnancy
Public policy
Random variables
Regression Analysis
Regression models
Religion
Reproductive health
Rural areas
Social Sciences
Socioeconomic Factors
Statistical analysis
Women
Womens health
Young Adult
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Summary:Fertility refers to the average number of children born to a woman over her reproductive years. Due to cultural norms, economic development, education, access to healthcare, and government policies, fertility rates vary significantly across different countries and regions of the world. Ethiopia is one of the developing countries in Sub-Sahara Africa and its fertility rate has consistently been one of the highest in the world. Hence the main goal of this study was to identify the leading factors for the total number of children born per mother in Ethiopia. This study used the most recent secondary data obtained from the 2019 Ethiopia Mini Demographic and Health Survey. A total weighted sample of 8885 women aged 15 to 49 was included in the study. The primary outcome variable in this study was the number of children born per mother, and different socio-demographic and economic factors that could influence fertility experience were included. The analysis was performed using STATA version 17 software. Negative Binomial regression model was used to assess the association between outcome and predictor variables. A p-value
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0312999