High-risk fertility behaviors and associated factors among married reproductive-age women in sub-Saharan Africa: A multilevel mixed-effect analysis of nationally representative data from 35 countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although high-risk fertility behaviors are linked with poor maternal and child health outcomes, their prevalence remains higher in resource-limited countries and varies significantly by context. Evidence on the recent estimates of these fertility risks at the sub-Saharan Africa level is limited. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the pooled prevalence of high-risk fertility behaviors and associated factors among married women in this region.

Methods

Data from DHS of 35 sub-Saharan African countries were used and a weighted sample of 243,657 married reproductive-age women were included in the analysis. A multilevel binary logistic regression models were fitted and the final model was selected based on the log-likelihood and deviance values. A p-value less than

SUBMITTER: Mare KU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11398670 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature