High-risk fertility behaviors and associated factors among married reproductive-age women in sub-Saharan Africa: A multilevel mixed-effect analysis of nationally representative data from 35 countries.
Kusse Urmale MareSetognal Aychiluhm BiraraGetahun Fentaw MulawKebede Gemeda SaboMekuriyaw Gashaw AsmareBetel Zelalem WubshetTsion Mulat TebejeBeminate Lemma SeifuPublished in: PLOS global public health (2024)
More than three-quarters of married women in SSA were engaged in high-risk fertility behaviors, with significant variations across the included countries. Therefore, addressing the modifiable risk factors like improving access to need-based contraceptive methods and empowering couples through education for a better understanding of their reproductive health with particular attention to rural settings are important in reducing these fertility risks. The results also suggest the need to strengthen the policies regulating the prohibition of early and polygamous marriages.
Keyphrases
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- risk factors
- childhood cancer
- pregnancy outcomes
- healthcare
- intimate partner violence
- public health
- cervical cancer screening
- breast cancer risk
- south africa
- working memory
- electronic health record
- big data
- insulin resistance
- type diabetes
- machine learning
- adipose tissue
- risk assessment
- skeletal muscle
- artificial intelligence