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Determinants of Fertility in Ethiopia
Haejin Choi(최혜진),Youngtae Cho(조영태),Hye-Jin Paek(백혜진),Wonsik Hong(홍원식),Woorim Ko(고우림),Gizachew Balew,Youngok Youn(윤영옥),Mokryeon Cho(조목련),Ho Kim(김호) 서울대학교 보건환경연구소 2018 보건학논집 Vol.55 No.2
Objectives: While much research has attempted to identify determinants of fertility in Ethiopia, analysis of structural and individual determinants of fertility at region or zone levels is scarce. This study aims to explore family planning factors by socio-demographic characteristics and identify determinants of fertility at a zonal or regional level. Methods: A national survey data which investigated reproductive age women (7,979 people) in Ethiopia on six regional states (Amhara, Oromia, SNNPR, Tigray, Somali regions and Addis Ababa) in 2017 were used. We perform several multi-level analyses to identify socio-demographic characteristics of family planning. Results: Higher education, living in the urban areas and increased age at first marriage are associated with smaller family sizes. Mother’s age has a positive significant association with the number of children ever born. Moreover, mothers who had abortion tend to have more children. T number of births varies across region and zone in Ethiopia. Also, there is more variation among regions than zones in the number of children ever born. Conclusion: This is one of the first national studies in Ethiopia which identified the determinants of fertility at zonal and regional levels. Improving women’s education and increasing the age at first marriage should be a policy agenda in terms of family planning. Interventions should be tailored to specify regions or zones to solve the existing problems of fertility.