Discrepancies of recurrent birth intervals using longitudinal data analysis in Ethiopia: interim EDHS 2019.

The birth intervals of over one-fifth of mothers were 1 year, less than the birth interval recommended by the WHO standard. It was also perceived that successive birth intervals are correlated. Mothers who have delivered female children had lower birth intervals than mothers who have delivered male children. As compared with the birth intervals of mothers from a household with higher economic status, the birth intervals of mothers from a household with lower economic status had lower birth intervals. In this study, significant effects of religion, contraceptive use, region, mothers' current age, education level and mothers' current marital status on birth intervals were also noted.