How soon do single mothers have another child? A competing risk analysis of second premarital childbearing in sub-Saharan African countries

Autor: Clifford O. Odimegwu, Emmanuel O. Olamijuwon, Vesper H. Chisumpa, Joshua O. Akinyemi, Mwiza G. Singini, Oluwaseyi D. Somefun
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2393
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-020-2850-1
Popis: Abstract Background A considerable number of previous studies have examined the trends, correlates, and consequences of premarital childbearing among adolescents and young women in Africa. However, very little is known about whether and how soon single mothers have another premarital birth in sub-Saharan African countries. This study examines the timing of a second premarital birth among single mothers and assesses how it may differ across key socio-demographic variables. Methods We pooled recent Demographic and Health Surveys from 25 sub-Saharan African countries to create a database of 57, 219 single mothers aged 15–49 years. Cumulative incidence graphs and Fine and Gray’s competing risk models were used to delineate the timing of a second premarital birth and its socio-demographic correlates. Results More than one-third of single mothers in 16 countries have had a second premarital birth in their reproductive life. We also observed that more than 15% of the single mothers in Angola, Benin, the Republic of Chad, Liberia, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda, have had another premarital birth three years after the first. The incidence of a second premarital birth was significantly lower among women with secondary or higher education, compared to women with less than secondary education (p
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