Determinants of Some Socio-Demographic Characteristics on Fertility in Ethiopia
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2012-06
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Addis Abeba university
Abstract
Ethiopia is the second most populous country in Africa next to Nigeria. According to
Population and Housing Census (2007) the population Ethiopia was 77.1 million. The
annual population growth rate was predicted at 2.7 percent showing that the country has a
very high total fertility rate. Given this background the major objective of this study is to
assess the effect of socio-demographic factors on fertility level in Ethiopia. In this study
the data source is the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey conducted in
2005(EDHS 2005) by the Central Statistical Agency (CSA) with a total of 14,070 women
of age 15-49 years. In this study 10,199 women who have at least one child are
considered. Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression are used for statistical
analysis. The study found out that place of residence, level of education of a wife,
religion, ever use of contraceptive, husband level of education, age 5-year group, age at
first marriage and the work status of wife were significant determinants of total number
of children ever-born. Socio-demographic characteristics of women such as poor
educational status of wife, rural place of residence, age at first marriage below 18 years,
women not working (not employed as wage/salary earner), low level of educational
husband were found to have significant association with the risk of having five or more
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Socio-Demographic Characteristics