Factors associated with age of mother at first birth in Albania: application of quantile regression model
The objective of this study was to explore the risk factors that can determine the age of mother at first birth in Albania. The necessary information was extracted from a nationally representative sample survey, Albania Demographic and Health Survey, 2017-18 dataset. To identify the possible risk fa...
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| description | The objective of this study was to explore the risk factors that can determine the age of mother at first birth in Albania. The necessary information was extracted from a nationally representative sample survey, Albania Demographic and Health Survey, 2017-18 dataset. To identify the possible risk factors of the age of mother at first birth, we applied quantile regression model. The mean age of mother at first birth was found to be 22.38 years with standard deviation of 3.56 years. The minimum and maximum age was reported 15 and 45 years, respectively. From the result of quantile regression, respondent's current age, education level and partner's higher education level were found positive impact on age of the mother at first birth. However, rural area, partner's age and smoking status found negative impact on age of the mother at first birth. This study suggests that women's education should be more prioritized because it can interfere with the idea of early marriage. Awareness can also be raised by social activities since the improvement of social conditions and reduction of social deprivation can increase the age of mother at first birth. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-55d35dda58194998b2ef3a48e4b64d022022-12-21T23:40:35ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402021-03-0173e06547Factors associated with age of mother at first birth in Albania: application of quantile regression modelAshis Talukder0Zahidul Islam Khan1Fatheha Khatun2Shafia Tahmida3Corresponding author.; Statistics Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, 9208, BangladeshStatistics Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, 9208, BangladeshStatistics Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, 9208, BangladeshStatistics Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, 9208, BangladeshThe objective of this study was to explore the risk factors that can determine the age of mother at first birth in Albania. The necessary information was extracted from a nationally representative sample survey, Albania Demographic and Health Survey, 2017-18 dataset. To identify the possible risk factors of the age of mother at first birth, we applied quantile regression model. The mean age of mother at first birth was found to be 22.38 years with standard deviation of 3.56 years. The minimum and maximum age was reported 15 and 45 years, respectively. From the result of quantile regression, respondent's current age, education level and partner's higher education level were found positive impact on age of the mother at first birth. However, rural area, partner's age and smoking status found negative impact on age of the mother at first birth. This study suggests that women's education should be more prioritized because it can interfere with the idea of early marriage. Awareness can also be raised by social activities since the improvement of social conditions and reduction of social deprivation can increase the age of mother at first birth.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844021006502Age of mother at first birthFactorsQuantile regressionAlbania |
| spellingShingle | Ashis Talukder Zahidul Islam Khan Fatheha Khatun Shafia Tahmida Factors associated with age of mother at first birth in Albania: application of quantile regression model Heliyon Age of mother at first birth Factors Quantile regression Albania |
| title | Factors associated with age of mother at first birth in Albania: application of quantile regression model |
| title_full | Factors associated with age of mother at first birth in Albania: application of quantile regression model |
| title_fullStr | Factors associated with age of mother at first birth in Albania: application of quantile regression model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors associated with age of mother at first birth in Albania: application of quantile regression model |
| title_short | Factors associated with age of mother at first birth in Albania: application of quantile regression model |
| title_sort | factors associated with age of mother at first birth in albania application of quantile regression model |
| topic | Age of mother at first birth Factors Quantile regression Albania |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844021006502 |
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