Impact of fertility on the longevity of older rural Chinese women: an analysis of a longitudinal survey

Autor: Wan-li Zhou, Shuo Zhang, Hua-lei Yang, Ying-wen Gu, Yi-dan Yao, Yuan-yang Wu, Si-qing Zhang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: BMC Public Health, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-13039-6
Popis: Abstract Background This study evaluates the impact of fertility during the childbearing period on the longevity of older rural Chinese women and verifies whether any trade-off exists between women’s longevity and their number of children to provide empirical evidence for improving health intervention policies and formulating active fertility policies in low-fertility countries. Methods Based on the data of the deaths of 1623 older adults aged 65 and above during 2014–2018 in the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey, this study explores the relationship between the number of children born and older rural women’s longevity using the ordinary least squares method. Furthermore, the impact of fertility on the longevity of men and women in rural and urban areas, along with other reproductive behaviours on older rural women’s longevity, were analysed. Results There was a significant negative correlation between the number of children born and women’s longevity (β = − 0.555, p
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