Women's empowerment and fertility preferences of married women: analysis of demographic and health survey'2016 in Timor-Leste.

ABSTRACT: A recently independent state, Timor-Leste, is progressing towards socioeconomic development, prioritizing women empowerment while its increased fertility rate (4.1) could hinder the growth due to an uncontrolled population. Currently, limited evidence shows that indicators of women's empowerment are associated with fertility preferences and rates. The objective of this study was to assess the association between women empowerment and fertility preferences of married women aged 15 to 49 years in Timor-Leste using nationally representative survey data. The study was conducted using the data of the latest Timor-Leste Demographic and Health Survey 2016. The study included 4040 rural residents and 1810 urban residents of Timor-Leste. Multinomial logistic regression has been performed to assess

SUBMITTER: Samad N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9114782 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature