Marriage to First Birth Interval and its Associated Factors in Bangladesh
Journal Title: Asian Journal Social Sciences & Humanities - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine the marriage to first birth interval and also to identify the socio-economic, demographic and cultural factors influencing the first birth interval among married women in Bangladesh. The study utilizes the data extracted from the 2011 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS). In this analysis, the average marriage to first birth interval of the respondents’ is observed to be 28.86 months. Cox Proportional Hazard model is used for identification of significant factors contributing towards marriage to first birth interval in Bangladesh. The findings from the Cox proportional hazard model indicate that age at first marriage, division, religion, respondents’ education, partners’ education, respondents’ currently working, Partners’ occupation, ever use of any method, socio-economic status, respondents’ age at first birth are the most important significant covariates of ‘Marriage to first birth interval’ in Bangladesh.
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Mohammad Alam
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