Can women's 3E index impede short birth interval? evidence from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, 2017-18.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Women's empowerment, education, and economic status are jointly introduced as women's 3E. A number of studies found the significant association of these three variables with maternal health outcomes, but no studies, to the best of knowledge, have been found to justify the joint influence of women's 3E on the birth interval. As several studies have revealed that the short birth interval increases the risk of adverse maternal, perinatal, and infant outcomes and it is also responsible for increasing the country's population size, more research is needed on the birth interval. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the influence of women's 3E on the short birth interval after controlling the other selected covariates.

Methods

Data from the Bangladesh Demogr

SUBMITTER: Tuz-Zahura F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8791508 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature