Journal of Women's Health Care
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0420
ISSN: 2167-0420
Technology and Innovation Management at Adama Science and Technology University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Research Article
Factors associated with adolescent fertility: A study of Ethiopia
Author(s): Abdissa Kabeto*
Objective: To determine the level of adolescent fertility and identify factors associated with adolescent fertility, as well as compare the factors associated with adolescent fertility among all and ever-married adolescents. Method: A nationally representative data was used from Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey (EDHS), 2011. From large data set, 3,323 observations of adolescents 15-19 years of age were extracted. Firstly, the characteristics of the study population were summarized. The outcome variable was live birth experience. The predictor variables were age, marital status, household size, educational level, region, religion, employment status, contraceptive use, ideal family size, drinking alcohol and chewing khat for all adolescent analyses; additional variables like age at first marriage, husband education level was included in ever-married group analyses. Secondly, separate.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2167- 0420.23.12.661