Determinants of advanced age pregnancy in Ethiopian; multi-level analysis of Ethiopian demographic health survey 2016.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Advanced maternal-age pregnancy has become a serious public health problem in both developed and developing countries due to adverse birth outcomes for the mother, fetus, or newborn. However, there are limited studies conducted to identify determinants of advanced-age pregnancy in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to assess individual and community-level determinants of advanced age pregnancy in Ethiopia.

Methods

This study was based on 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey data. Three thousand two hundred ninety-two weighted samples of pregnant women were included in this analysis. A multilevel logistic regression model was conducted to assess the determinants of advanced-age pregnancy among the study participants in Ethiopia.

Results

maternal a

SUBMITTER: Tesega AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11198901 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature