Multilevel spatial analysis of the determinants of advanced maternal age in Ethiopia: a secondary analysis of the 2019 Ethiopian mini demographic and health survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Advanced maternal age (AMA), defined as giving birth at age 35 or older, is an increasingly significant public health concern worldwide. This study aimed to identify the socio-demographic and economic determinants of giving birth at AMA among women in Ethiopia and to explore the resulting health consequences for both mothers and children.

Methods

This study is a secondary analysis of data from 5517 women extracted from the 2019 Ethiopian Mini Demographic and Health Survey (EMDHS), a nationally representative cross-sectional survey. The data were cleaned, weighted using STATA V. 17 and analysed using ArcGIS 10.8 to map AMA. Global and local Moran's Index methods were used to assess clustering and a multilevel binary logistic regression model was fitted to identify

SUBMITTER: Zewdia WF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12406922 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature