Trends And Determinants Of Teenage Fertility In Ethiopia

Fertility during adolescence is associated with increased risk of maternal mortality,rnmorbidity and premature termination of education. Once teenagers become pregnantrnor have children, they face serious problems which have impact on their family andrnthe society at large. Data from four Ethiopia demographic and health surveys (EDHSs)rnconducted in 2000, 2005, 2011 and 2016 were used to describe the trend of teenage fertilityrnin Ethiopia. Moreover, the 2016 EDHS data on women aged 15-19 years have been used tornidentify factors associated with teenage fertility. Multilevel (three-level) logistic regressionrnmodels were used not only to identify the major risk factors of teenage fertility but alsornto determine variations of teenage fertility among various EAs and HH using the 2016rnEDHS data. The _ndings from the multilevel logistic regression showed that religion,rnwealth status and ever-been married are signi_cantly associated with teenage fertility inrnEthiopia.

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