Trends and Differentials of Teenage Birth in Ethiopia
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2013-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Globally, each year around 16 million girls aged 15-19 give birth, accounting for around
11 percent of all births. The main objective of this study was to identify predictors of
teenage birth and examine the trend of teenage birth based on data from the three EDH
surveys (2000, 2005, and 2011 EDHS). Discrete-time hazard modeling was used to
estimate the hazard of first birth before age 20 after controlling the effects of socioeconomic
factors. The results suggested that the overall likelihood of first birth before
age 20 among Ethiopian women increased slightly over time in the three EDH surveys.
At the individual level, women's education, especially secondary and higher educational
level, had the strongest effect to delay first birth during adolescence in the three surveys.
Residing in urban areas was also inversely associated with teenage birth. Having media
exposure had a significant delaying influence, but the effect was low in the 2011 EDHS
data. These findings reinforce our understanding that the government should continue its
efforts to promote female education, especially higher education.
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Differentials of Teenage Birth in Ethiopia