Time to first childbirth and its predictors among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia: survival analysis of recent evidence from the EDHS 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Being a mother for the first time is the most significant event in a woman's life. "Age at first birth" refers to a mother's age in years when she gives birth to her first child. The age of first childbirth has physical, economic, and social implications. However, little is known about this issue in Ethiopia. Thus, this study sought to determine the time to first childbirth and its predictors at a national level.

Methods

Data were extracted from the 2019 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey using STATA version 17 software. A total of 8,885 weighted reproductive-age women (15-49 years) were included in this study. A Kaplan-Meier survivor curve was generated to estimate the time of first childbirth. A log-rank test was used to compare the difference in survival cu

SUBMITTER: Kitaw TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10382129 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature