Author : Yihenew mitiku1, molalign gualu2
Keyword : Keywords: survival data analysis, time to first marriage, accelerated failure time model, early marriage
Subject : Public health
Article Type : Original article (research)
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Abstract : Age at first marriage is of interest because it determines the duration of such an exposure; hence, it affects fertility levels and population growth especially in countries where the use of contraceptives is low. This study aimed to investigate demographic and socioeconomic factors affecting age at first marriage in Ethiopian women. The data source used for the analysis was the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey. The study considered 10,335 women aged 15-49 years from nine regions and one city administration. Accelerated failure time model was used for identifying factors associated with age at first marriage.The median time for age at first marriage was 17 years (95% CI: (16.904, 17.096). Based on Akaike’s information criterion (AIC) the Log-logistic accelerated failure time model was found to be the best model in describing the age at first marriage among other candidate models. The result based on this model showed that region, women’s educational level and women work status were significantly affect timing of first marriage. Women who had secondary and higher education prolonged time-to-first marriage by the factor of ɸ =1.285 and ɸ =1.363, respectively. Women from Oromia, Somali, BenishangulG and SNNP have prolonged time to age at first marriage by ɸ=1.047, ɸ=1.103, ɸ=1.028, and ɸ=1.086 respectively. However, women from Amhara region (ɸ =0.976) and Gambella region (ɸ =0.9982) had a significantly higher risk of early first marriage compared to their counterparts in the Tigray region.
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Article add date : 2020-11-06
How to cite : Yihenew mitiku1, molalign gualu2. (2020-November-06). Determinants of age at first marriage among married women in rural ethiopia using 2016 ethiopian demographic health survey data. retrieved from https://www.openacessjournal.com/abstract/351