Background. One of the key strategies to reduce fertility and promote the health status of
mothers and their children is adhering to optimal birth spacing. However, women still have …

Background Recently, the concern with birth interval has acquired importance in public
health and family planning because of its implication for fertility, maternal, and child health. A …

Introduction Birth spacing is a critical pathway to improving reproductive health. WHO
recommends a minimum of 33-month interval between two consecutive births to reduce …

Background The distribution of birth intervals can be used to draw attention to important
characteristics of dynamics of fertility process. The main objective of this paper is to examine …

Background The effect of short birth interval on socio-economic, negative maternal and child
health outcomes remains common in developing countries. This study aimed to assess …

Nigeria like most developing nations still faced with a higher rate of short birth interval (SBI),
and its associated consequences, such as adverse maternal and child health outcomes …

Background Closely spaced births have been reported all over the world especially in
developing countries, and they have been correlated with poor maternal and infant health …

Introduction The analysis of factors affecting birth interval helps to reveal the mechanism and
dynamics of fertility behavior which changes the population structure of a country. This study …

Background Short birth intervals have been linked to higher rates of fetal loss, prenatal
mortality, and poorer child survival. Therefore, for countries like Ethiopia that have a …

The perspectives of educated women on surviving abusive marital relationships have not
been adequately explored, thus implying a gap in the literature regarding the role of …