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KMID : 0365220180550020031
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Korean Journal of Public Health
2018 Volume.55 No. 2 p.31 ~ p.40
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Determinants of Fertility in Ethiopia - A National Survey in 2017
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Choi Hae-Jin
Cho Young-Tae
Paek Hye-Jin
Hong Won-Sik
Ko Woo-Rim
Balew Gizachew
Youn Young-Ok
Cho Mok-Ryeon
Kim Ho
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Abstract
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Objectives: While much research has attempted to identify determinants of fertility in Ethiopia, analysis of structural and individual determinants of fertility at region or zone levels is scarce. This study aims to explore family planning factors by socio-demographic characteristics and identify determinants of fertility at a zonal or regional level.
Methods: A national survey data which investigated reproductive age women (7,979 people) in Ethiopia on six regional states (Amhara, Oromia, SNNPR, Tigray, Somali regions and Addis Ababa) in 2017 were used. We perform several multi-level analyses to identify socio-demographic characteristics of family planning.
Results: Higher education, living in the urban areas and increased age at first marriage are associated with smaller family sizes. Mother’s age has a positive significant association with the number of children ever born. Moreover, mothers who had abortion tend to have more children. T number of births varies across region and zone in Ethiopia. Also, there is more variation among regions than zones in the number of children ever born.
Conclusion: This is one of the first national studies in Ethiopia which identified the determinants of fertility at zonal and regional levels. Improving women’s education and increasing the age at first marriage should be a policy agenda in terms of family planning. Interventions should be tailored to specify regions or zones to solve the existing problems of fertility.
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KEYWORD
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Fertility, Determinants, Family Planning, Ethiopia, Multilevel
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