A Latent Markov Model with Covariates to Study Unobserved Heterogeneity among Fertility Patterns of Couples Employing Natural Family Planning Methods

A Latent Markov Model with Covariates to Study Unobserved Heterogeneity among Fertility Patterns of Couples Employing Natural Family Planning Methods

PurposeWe use the historical data from the European Study of Daily Fecundability and we develop an algorithm to determine the fertile window in a woman’s cycle according to the rules of the C.A.Me.N. symptothermal method proposed by the Centro Ambrosiano Metodi Naturali. Our aim is to identify varia...

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Main Authors: Fulvia Pennoni, Michele Barbato, Serena Del Zoppo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
expectation–maximization algorithm
latent stochastic process
natural family planning methods
predictive probabilities
state dependence
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2017.00186/full

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