Determinants Of Birth Interval Research Articles

Patterns and determinants of birth intervals in a sample of women in Erbil city, Iraq

Background and objectives: Birth spacing has been recognized as an indispensable life-saving measure for both mothers and newborns. The present study has been conducted in the northern part of Iraq (Erbil city) to assess birth spacing among a group of women and find its association with different variables. Methods: A cross-sectional study was applied among women attendees to the Maternity Teaching Hospital and two primary health care centers in Erbil city over a one-year period from 1st of October 2019 to 30th of October 2020. A convenient sample size of 500 married women who have at least previous two consecutive births. Direct interview with women was used to collect data on demographic, social, and obstetric characteristics. Results: The prevalence rate of short birth spacing for the whole study population was 63.4%. A significant relationship was detected among those with an educational level of intermediate & secondary school and below, housewives and those with low to medium Socioeconomic status as the rate of short birth spacing was highest in the reproductive age group of women (from age 35 to age 44), those with educational level of intermediate & secondary school and below, those who were housewife, and those with low to medium socio economic status (p<0.001, p<0.001, p<0.001, p<0.008) respectively. Also, the rate of socioeconomic status among those with history of abortion (69%) was significantly higher than the rate (58.6%) among those with no such history with (p<0.016). Conclusions: it confirmed that the distribution of short birth spacing of women in Kurdistan region is significantly influenced by many determinant factors including maternal age, education, occupation, parity, socio-economic status and non-contraception use.

Determinants of interpregnancy intervals among women in rural communities in Delta State, Southern Nigeria

Aim: To guarantee safe motherhood, women are advised to adequately space their deliveries. The World Health Organization advocated for a birth interval between 3 and 5 years, yet closed birth spacing continues to be a problem in Nigeria, resulting in poor infant, child, and maternal health. This study explored the determinants of three classes of birth interval (too short, adequate, and too long) among 534 women drawn from three rural communities in Delta State, Southern Nigeria. Methods: The study is an analytical cross-sectional household survey which used a pretested structured questionnaire to elicit information from 534 women in their homes. Extracted data were analyzed with Stata version 13.0. Frequency and simple proportion were used to describe the characteristics of the women. Bivariate analysis was undertaken to show the association between birth intervals and various sociodemographic factors. Determinants of birth interval were measured by multivariate logistic regression. Statistical significance was set at P < 0.05. Results: The mean maternal age is 35.3 years (standard deviation = 7.3 years). According to the results, 74.2% (396/354) of the women reported short birth interval (<24 months), 13.7% (73/534) reported adequate birth interval, and 12.2% (65/534) reported too long birth interval. According to the multivariate logistic regression, short birth interval is significantly influenced by education, media exposure, use of contraceptive, unmet need of contraceptive, and age at marriage. Adequate birth interval is determined by education and unmet need of contraceptive. Long birth interval is predicted by education and ideal birth spacing. Conclusion: In order to encourage adequate birth spacing, education and employment opportunities should be expanded for women in the study area, and the use of modern contraceptive should be encouraged.

The Determinants of Birth Interval in Ahvaz-Iran: A Graphical Chain Modelling Approach

Publisher: School of Statistics, Renmin University of China, Journal: Journal of Data Science, Title: The Determinants of Birth Interval in Ahvaz-Iran - A Graphical Chain Modelling Approach, Authors: Abdolrahman Rasekh, Majid Momtaz

Determinants of birth-intervals in Algeria: a semi-Markov model analysis

AbstractObjectivesAnalyzing the dynamics and patterns of birth intervals in the Algerian population is an important issue in developing an effective population policy. In this study, we attempted to estimate the effects of socioeconomic and demographic factors on the birth spacing process.MethodsSemi-Markov models were used, based on data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), where the birth histories of 13,453 infants nested within a sample of 6,958 married women were analyzed.ResultsThe findings stated that the birth intervals depend on: (i) mothers’ educational level, whereas wider intervals have been found for highly educated women, (ii) the wealth index, as women from poor families have short birth intervals, and (iii) there was no clear difference between rural and urban areas.ConclusionsPolicymakers can act through these axes to develop more efficient strategies for family planning.

Etiyopya'daki Dört Dezavantajlı Bölgede Doğum Aralıklarının Belirleyici Etkenlerinin Analizi

Objective: Studying the dynamics of spacing of births is important for several reasons including an understanding of completed family size. In this paper the length of birth interval between successive children that is called inter-birth interval in four disadvantaged regions of Ethiopia was considered. To identify and analyze socioeconomic and demographic factors that may have a significant influence on birth interval length in four disadvantaged regions of Ethiopia. Material and Methods: The data for the study was obtained from Ethiopian Demography and Health Survey data conducted in 2011. The data contains 3340 women aged from 15-49 years. The Kaplan-Meier and Cox's proportional hazards model were employed for the analysis of birth interval data using SPSS 16 and STATA 11 software. The Kaplan Meier median length was used to examine birth interval differentials by socio economic and demographic characteristics of women. Results: The results indicated that almost in all birth intervals, educated women, rich women, orthodox, urban women, women belonging to Benishangul-gumuz region and women whose index child has survived have longer birth interval lengths. The Cox regression analyses revealed that region, place of residence and survival status of the index child were consistently significant while women educational level and wealth index were significant in some birth intervals. Conclusion: Almost in all birth intervals, educated women, rich women, orthodox, urban women, women belonging to Benishangul-gumuz region and women whose index child has survived have longer birth interval lengths.

Duration and determinants of birth interval among women of child bearing age in Southern Ethiopia

BackgroundLonger intervals between consecutive births decrease the number of children a woman can have. This results in beneficial effects on population size and on the health status of mothers and children. Therefore, understanding the practice of birth interval and its determinants is helpful to design evidence based strategies for interventions. The objective of this study was to determine duration and determinants of birth interval among women of child bearing age in Lemo district, southern Ethiopia in March 2010.MethodsA community based cross sectional study design with stratified multistage sampling technique was employed. A sample of 844 women of child bearing age were selected by using simple random sampling technique after complete census was conducted in selected kebeles prior to data collection. Structured interviewer administered questionnaire was used for data collection. Actual birth interval was measured with the respondents' memory since majority of the women or their children in the area had no birth certificate.ResultsMajority (57%) of women were practicing short birth interval length with the median birth interval length of 33 months. Actual birth interval length is significantly shorter than preferred birth interval length. Birth interval showed significant variation by contraceptive use, residence, wealth index, breast feeding and occupation of husbands.Conclusionlow proportion of optimal birth spacing practices with short actual birth interval length and longer preferred birth interval lengths were evident among the study subjects. Hence interventions to enhance contraceptive utilization behaviors among women in Lemo district would be helpful to narrow the gap between optimal and actual birth spacing.

The determinants of birth intervals: a qualitative approach from Punjab, India

AbstractThe determinants of birth intervals have been a focus of attention because of the strong relationship between birth intervals, mortality and fertility. This paper criticises the conventional hazard model approach to the determinants of birth intervals on the grounds of, first, the widespread assumption that birth intervals are planned and go according to plan, and secondly, a common failure to situate birth intervals within the social structures in which they take place. In‐depth interviews with four Punjabi couples about their birth interval related experiences are used to illustrate an alternative approach, which centres on an exploration of the roots of each action influencing birth intervals. This exploration takes into account that not all human actions are planned to maximise the actor's benefit, but that they can also be normative, habitual, or emotion‐driven; and it disentangles the two‐way relationship between birth interval related actions and social structures. Birth intervals are thought to be unlikely to develop according to a master plan because of their complexity, which stems from the considerable number of actions and actors involved in creating them. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Determinants of birth intervals in Sudan.

Using individual birth history data from the Sudan Fertility Survey, 1979, parity-related differences in fertility are demonstrated, as well as differences between socioeconomic groups. Rural women, women with no education and those married to uneducated husbands show rapid parity progression and its cumulative effects on fertility which are consistent over all birth intervals. Urban women, women with some education and those married to educated husbands, however, go rapidly through their second and third birth intervals and then more slowly at higher parities. A limitation of the study was the inability to control fully for the effects of breast-feeding and contraception. There is evidence for a reduction in high parity births, starting in the 1970s.

Determinants of Birth Intervals and their Means

Determinants of Birth Intervals and their Means

Determinants of birth intervals and their means

Abstract 1. The duration of post-partum infecundity; 2. Fecundability; 3. Duration of pregnancy.