Prevalence and factors associated with short birth interval in the semi-rural community of Kaya, Burkina Faso: results of a community-based survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A short birth interval adversely affects the health of mothers and children. This study aimed to measure the prevalence of short birth intervals and identify their associated factors in a semi-urban setting in Burkina Faso.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study in which data were collected in households between May and October 2022. The dependent variable was the short birth interval (SBI), defined by the World Health Organization as the time between two live births. We performed a multilevel mixed-effects Poisson regression with robust variance to determine the factors associated with the SBI by reporting adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI).

Results

A total of 5544 birth intervals were recorded from 4067 women. A sho

SUBMITTER: Coulibaly A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11446026 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature