Determinants of children ever born among ever-married women in Bangladesh: evidence from the Demographic and Health Survey 2017–2018
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Article Title | Determinants of children ever born among ever-married women in Bangladesh: evidence from the Demographic and Health Survey 2017–2018 |
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ERA Journal ID | 200230 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Rahman, Atikur (Author), Hossain, Zakir (Author), Rahman, Mohammad Lutfor (Author) and Kabir, Enamul (Author) |
Journal Title | BMJ Open |
Journal Citation | 12 (6), pp. 1-11 |
Article Number | e055223 |
Number of Pages | 11 |
Year | 2022 |
Publisher | BMJ |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 2044-6055 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055223 |
Web Address (URL) | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/6/e055223.full |
Abstract | Objective: To investigate the prevalence of the number of children ever born (CEB) and its associated determinants among women aged 15–49 years in Bangladesh. Study design and setting: We used clustered data extracted from the last two Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys (BDHS 2014 and BDHS 2017–2018). A two-stage stratified sampling was used in both surveys. Mixed logistic regression modelling approach for binary responses was adapted to accommodate clustering effects via the generalised linear mixed model framework. Participants: The study is based on 15 924 ever-married women in BDHS 2017–2018 (14 119 in BDHS 2014) of Bangladesh. Results: As per the latest BDHS 2017–2018, 42.1% of reproductive women had three or more children. Age at first marriage (p<0.001, OR 0.74, 95% CI 0.666 to 0.825), age at first birth (p<0.001, OR0.54, 95% CI 0.480 to 0.607), place of residence (p<0.001, OR 0.79, 95% CI 0.712 to 0.872), exposure of media (p<0.001, OR 0.71, 95% CI 0.647 to 0.768), religion (p<0.001, OR 1.47, 95% CI 1.277 to 1.690), husband’s desire more child (p<0.001, OR 1.60, 95% CI 1.428 to 1.784), women empowerment (p<0.001, OR 1.19, 95% CI 1.075 to 1.3) and wealth index (p<0.001, OR1.61, 95% CI 0.435 to 1.796) were found to be statistically significant determinants of the number of CEB among ever-married women. The number of CEB among women was negatively associated with their own educational status (p<0.001) and husbands level of education (p<0.001). Conclusion: The CEB appears to be higher among women who were married before 18 years, Muslim, illiterate, living in rural areas, had first birth before 20 years, non-exposure of media and husband’s desire for more children. |
Keywords | demography; public health; statistics & research methods |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420699. Public health not elsewhere classified |
Byline Affiliations | Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh |
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh | |
School of Sciences | |
Open access url | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q7773/determinants-of-children-ever-born-among-ever-married-women-in-bangladesh-evidence-from-the-demographic-and-health-survey-2017-2018
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