Determinants of age at first motherhood in Bangladesh
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Date
2016-12
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CRP, International Islamic University Chittagong, Bangladesh
Abstract
Female‟s age at first motherhood is an important determinant of fertility process, which
also indicates the status of female in a society. In this research, an attempt has been made
to evaluate the female‟s age to give their first birth as well as its significant covariates by
utilizing the data extracted from 2011 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey
(BDHS). Univariate, bivariate, and multivariate Cox proportional hazard model have been
used to identify the association between age at first motherhood and selected background
variables. The average age at first motherhood of this study is found to be only 17.92
years. Median age at first motherhood is close to the mean age at 17 years. The study
shows that age at first cohabitation is significantly negatively correlated with the timing of
first motherhood, while the age at first cohabitation is positively correlated with age at first
motherhood. In bivariate analysis, all independent variables are strongly associated with
age at first motherhood. The findings of multivariate analysis indicate that age at first
cohabitation, spousal age difference, ever use of any method, respondents‟ current age,
and respondents‟ education are found to be the significant covariates of age at first
motherhood in Bangladesh.
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Age at first motherhood, Covariates, Bivariate, Cox proportional hazard, Bangladesh
Citation
IIUC-Business-Review-Vol-5-Dec-2016-02