A bivariate Poisson regression to analyse impact of outlier women on correlation between female schooling and fertility in Malawi.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Women's levels of education and fertility are commonly associated. In Sub-Saharan Africa, the pace of decreasing fertility rates varies greatly, and this is linked to women's levels of education. However, this association may be influenced by unusual females who have uncommon measurements on both variables. Despite this, most studies that researched this association have only analysed the data descriptively, without taking into account the effect of potential outliers. This study aimed to examine the presence and impact of outlier women on the relationship between female education and fertility in Malawi, using regression methods.

Methods

To analyse the correlation between women's schooling and fertility and evaluate the effect of outliers on this relationship, a

SUBMITTER: Kaombe TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10799448 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature