Background The survival of pregnant women is one of great interest of the world and
especially to a developing country like Ethiopia which had the highest maternal mortality …

Background Early initiation of antenatal care (ANC) is essential for the early detection of
pregnancy-related problems and unfavorable pregnancy outcomes. However, a significant …

Objective To determine the time to first birth and its predictors among reproductive-age
women in Ethiopia. Design, setting and participants Nationwide secondary data analysis …

Background Timely initiating antenatal care (ANC) is crucial in the countries that have high
maternal morbidity and mortality. However, in developing countries including Ethiopia …

Background Most maternal and infant deaths occurred within the first month after birth.
Nearly half of the maternal deaths and more than a million newborn deaths occurred within …

Background High maternal and child death with high fertility rate have been reported in
Ethiopia. Extreme age at first birth is linked with both maternal and child morbidity and …

Background Both short and long birth intervals are associated with many risk factors and
about 29% of births are short birth intervals in Ethiopia. The purpose of this study is to model …

Introduction. The primary effect of the fertility process is the birth of the first child. The ages at
which women establish marital union and give their first birth depend on and result in …

Background Early initiation of childbearing leads to an increase in total fertility rate and
population growth. It has been linked with both maternal and child morbidity and mortality …

Objective The main objective of this study is to fit Log logistic-Gamma shared frailty model for
the determinant of time to age at first marriage among women in Ethiopia. Methods The data …